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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026
VAZ012-152000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
431 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026
Date Mon 06/15/26 Tue 06/16/26 Wed 06/17/26
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 72 49 78 53 83
TEMP 62 62 67 70 70 64 57 54 51 53 66 73 77 70 59 55 53 58 71 77 82 75
DEWPT 55 55 51 51 49 49 49 48 47 50 48 48 47 49 49 49 48 52 54 54 54 56
MAX/MIN RH 47 94 35 85 39
RH 78 78 56 51 47 58 75 80 86 89 52 41 35 47 69 80 83 80 55 45 38 52
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW SW N SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW
WIND SPD 5 9 10 8 10 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 60 55 64 41 17 25 51 27 37 34 49 50 26 26 45 48 40 16 21 28 19 10
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
MIX HGT 1 2 3 4 5 1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 6 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W N S SW SW SW S SW W W W W W SW
T WIND SPD 20 19 18 16 17 12 3 3 2 0 6 13 13 9 3 4 8 12 11 19 19 6
DISPERSION PR PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 14 48 59 81100 6 2 2 1 0 37101102 4 2 2 4 17 66148147 3
MAX LVORI 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 5 7 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 1 1 1 2
STABILITY E C C B B F F G G A A A A G F F G A A A A G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.19 27.18 27.20 27.20 27.19 27.10 27.09 27.09 27.13 27.11
Date Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26
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 60 83 61 75 52 76 52 83
TEMP 62 66 80 75 66 63 70 68 56 55 72 69 55 57 77 73
DEWPT 56 62 66 65 64 63 62 57 54 54 51 53 51 53 55 59
RH 81 87 62 71 93100 76 68 93 96 48 57 86 86 47 62
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 60 90 70 20 0 0 20
RAIN SHWRS NM NM O NM SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS SC SC IS
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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