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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

VAZ012-242000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1201 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Date             Wed 06/24/26            Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26
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                 77          53          84          59          85
TEMP                   74 76 69 59 56 55 60 73 78 81 74 65 62 61 64 76 79 79 73
DEWPT                  49 50 55 53 52 51 54 56 56 58 60 58 58 58 61 64 64 65 65
MAX/MIN RH                   39          87          44          93          59
RH                     41 40 61 80 86 86 81 55 47 46 62 78 87 90 90 66 60 62 76
WIND DIR               NW  W NW  N  N  N  N  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD                1  1  1  0  0  0  0  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              10 12 49 15 50 57 53 33 25 25  8 20 35 44 35 40 61 61 59
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW
T WIND SPD              5  4  2  1  2  2  1  5  6  8  8  4  3  3  3 10  9 12  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    39 31  1  1  1  1  1 30 49 52  4  2  2  2  3 53 38 50  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  6  6  6  5  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  6  1  1  1  4
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3400
STA PRES                  27.31 27.32 27.31 27.33 27.30 27.32 27.34 27.37 27.30


Date          Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26
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       63      82      63      85      61      86      63      92
TEMP          66 66 75 73 64 65 80 76 63 64 82 77 64 66 86 82
DEWPT         64 65 66 67 64 65 67 66 62 64 66 66 61 63 65 65
RH            93 97 74 81100100 65 71 97100 58 69 90 90 50 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      50      40      40      10      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC          IS            
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC    IS SC          IS            

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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