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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

VAZ012-200800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
901 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

Date           06/19/26      Sat 06/20/26            Sun 06/21/26            Mon
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                 51          79          54          85          62
TEMP                58 55 53 56 69 75 78 72 60 57 54 59 74 80 84 76 66 64 63 65
DEWPT               51 50 50 53 52 52 53 55 55 54 52 57 58 58 59 62 61 61 60 64
MIN/MAX RH                   96          42          93          43          97
RH                  77 83 89 90 55 45 42 55 84 90 93 93 57 47 43 62 84 90 90 97
WIND DIR            NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  W SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  0  1  2  2  1  2  2  3  5
WIND GUST                                                                    16
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           16 45 61 44 31 56 31 27 15 17 35  5 20 33 32 47 38 46 51 78
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS NM
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W  W NW NW  W NW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD           5  5  4  4 12  9  6  2  4  4  3  3 10 10  9  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  2  4 59 55 48  1  2  2  2  3 48 74 71  4            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  6  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  F  F  A  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.26 27.29 27.25 27.24 27.23 27.25 27.22            


Date           06/22Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26
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       82      59      79      54      81      55      82      55      81
TEMP          76 73 63 62 75 71 58 58 75 71 59 59 76 72 58 59 77 72
DEWPT         69 67 63 62 62 60 56 57 58 60 57 59 59 60 57 59 59 60
RH            79 81100100 64 68 93 96 55 68 93100 56 66 96100 54 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR          100      80      40      10      30      20      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O  O SC SC SC          SC IS    IS SC       IS SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC       IS          SC IS       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
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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