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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
VAZ012-250800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026
Date 06/24/26 Thu 06/25/26 Fri 06/26/26 Sat
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 54 84 59 88 63
TEMP 60 57 56 60 73 79 83 76 64 61 59 64 78 83 86 77 67 65 64 66
DEWPT 52 52 51 54 56 56 57 59 57 56 56 60 63 62 64 64 64 63 63 66
MIN/MAX RH 83 40 89 47 99
RH 75 83 83 81 55 45 41 56 78 84 90 87 60 49 48 64 90 93 97100
WIND DIR N N N N W SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 4
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 25 18 34 55 19 20 16 6 27 22 30 30 27 51 53 63 53 64 70 68
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 5 4 <1
T WIND DIR W SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW W SW SW S S SW
T WIND SPD 1 1 3 3 9 6 9 9 4 3 3 2 6 5 9 8
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 1 1 2 3 50 48 63 4 2 2 2 2 41 31 42 4
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 6 7 6 1 1 1 3
STABILITY G G G A A A A G G F F A A B B F
CEILING None None None None None None None 2900 2500
STA PRES 27.31 27.30 27.34 27.30 27.31 27.34 27.35 27.32
Date 06/27Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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 84 63 84 62 90 62 93 65 89
TEMP 79 73 66 66 79 76 64 66 84 79 65 67 86 82 67 70 85 81
DEWPT 68 68 66 66 69 68 64 66 68 67 63 65 66 67 64 68 66 66
RH 69 84100100 72 76100100 59 67 93 93 51 61 90 93 53 60
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 30 30 5 20 5 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS 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