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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

VAZ012-142000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date             Sun 06/14/26            Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 85          54          74          49          79
TEMP          60 65 79 83 81 72 66 61 56 55 62 69 73 67 56 52 50 54 67 74 77 70
DEWPT         52 59 63 64 66 65 65 60 55 53 50 49 48 49 49 48 46 48 49 50 50 51
MAX/MIN RH                   50          98          41          88          38
RH            75 81 58 53 60 79 97 97 96 93 65 49 41 52 77 86 86 80 52 43 39 51
WIND DIR       N  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       0  1  4  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  2  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  2
WIND GUST              16 17    14                                             
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     50 32 27 62 80 80 69 78 72 48 32 34 36  5 23 36 48 36 31 33 25 29
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          70           5           5           5
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM NM SC                                             
TSTMS                  SC SC SC                                                
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  5  3  1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR    SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  N SE SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     2  3 12 18 27 13 17 16 14 10 12 14 11 10  5  1  0  4 11 13 12 10
DISPERSION    VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  3 72 75 92  9 12 11 10 21 48 82 67  5  3  1  0  7 65104 86  5
MAX LVORI      4  5  1  1  1  4  7  6  6  5  1  1  1  2  4  6  6  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      F  A  A  C  C  E  E  E  E  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  5000  2700   700  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.22 27.14 27.11 27.13 27.18 27.16 27.17 27.16 27.15 27.12


Date          Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       52      82      59      86      61      79      54      80
TEMP          55 57 77 74 62 63 80 77 66 62 73 70 58 58 75 71
DEWPT         50 52 53 54 55 61 67 65 63 62 62 59 56 56 54 56
RH            83 83 43 50 78 93 65 67 90100 68 68 93 93 48 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10      10      60      70      70      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                      IS NM NM NM NM NM IS         
TSTMS                           IS SC SC    IS SC            

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to be substituted for an official fire weather spot forecast. The
data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via
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Below is a weather element key for this product.
(Note...winds do not reflect local terrain effects.)

DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....Maximum/Minimum air temperature
TEMP(F).............................Air temperature
DEWPT(F)............................Dew point temperature
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum humdity
RH(%)...............................Relative humidity
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........Wind direction
WIND SPD(MPH).......................Wind speed
CLOUDS(CATEGORY)....................Cloud cover category
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = Scattered; BK = Broken; OV = Overcast
CLOUDS(%)...........................Cloud cover as a percentage
VSBY................................Visibility value in statute miles
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER...
   TYPE...
       RAIN...........Rain
       RAIN SHWRS.....Rain showers
       TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
       DRIZZLE........Drizzle
       SNOW...........Snow
       SNOWSHWRS......Snow showers
       SLEET..........Sleet
       FRZG RAIN......Freezing rain
       FRZG DRZL......Freezing drizzle
   COVERAGE...
       IS.............Isolated
       SC.............Scattered
       NM.............Numerous
       O..............Occasional
       S..............Slight chance
       C..............Chance
       L..............Likely
       WD.............Widespread
       D..............Definite
       AR.............Areas
       PA.............Patchy

MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........Mixing height
     Example: 6 = 6000 feet; 12 = 12000 feet; <1 = Less than 1000 foot
t WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........Transport Wind direction
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................Transport Wind speed
DISPERSION(CATEGORY)................Smoke Dispersion category
     Values: vp =Very Poor;PR = Poor; FR = Fair; GD = Good;
ADI (INDEX).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index
STABILITY (CATEGORY)................Pasquill Turner Stability
CEILING (FT)........................Ceiling
STA PRES (INCHES MERCURY)...........Station pressure

Day 4 Through 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....Maximum/Minimum air temperature
TEMP(F).............................Air temperature
DEWPT(F)............................Dew Point temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
WIND SPD(MPH).......................Wind Speed
     Example: <15 = less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
AVE CLOUDS(CATEGORY)................Average Cloud Cover Category
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER.............................See Day 1 through 3 weather descriptions