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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

VAZ012-010800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

Date           06/30/26      Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 65          92          66          92          67
TEMP          89 82 70 67 66 69 81 87 92 82 70 66 66 70 83 91 92 84 72 68 68 70
DEWPT         70 70 68 67 66 68 69 68 67 68 67 66 64 68 68 64 62 65 65 64 63 66
MIN/MAX RH                  100          44         100          37          90
RH            54 67 93100100 97 67 53 44 63 90100 93 93 61 41 37 53 79 87 84 87
WIND DIR       W  W  W  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     43 19  9 25 33 21 39 26 15  9 23 24 20 27 12 19 23 18 25 13 13 19
VSBY          10 10 10  6  1  8 10 10 10 10 10  6  2 10 10 10 10 10  9  4  1 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
RAIN SHWRS    IS                                                               
TSTMS         IS                                                               
Obvis                  PF PF                   PF PF                           
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  S SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  N NE  E NE            
T WIND SPD     4  5  2  2  2  3  8  4  4  3  3  3  2  2  5  3  4  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           20  3  1  1  1  3 37 30 34  2  2  2  1  2 25 27 34  1            
MAX LVORI      2  3  7 10 10  9  3  1  1  3  7 10  8  6  2  2  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.38 27.40 27.42 27.38 27.39 27.40 27.44 27.42            


Date           07/03Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       92      66      94      65      93      64      89      63      84
TEMP          90 78 67 70 91 79 67 69 90 77 67 68 83 78 66 66 82 74
DEWPT         61 66 63 66 63 66 64 66 66 67 65 67 69 68 65 66 68 67
RH            38 67 87 87 40 64 90 90 45 71 93 97 63 71 97100 63 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           20       5      30      30      60      40      70      30      60
RAIN SHWRS       IS          SC SC IS IS NM SC    SC NM SC    SC NM
TSTMS            IS          SC SC IS IS SC SC       SC IS    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