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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

VAZ012-252000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

Date             Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26
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                 80          58          87          62          83
TEMP                   77 79 74 62 59 58 63 77 82 83 75 67 65 63 65 74 78 81 74
DEWPT                  59 59 59 57 56 55 59 62 62 64 64 64 63 63 65 68 68 69 67
MAX/MIN RH                   50          90          48          95          67
RH                     54 50 59 84 90 90 87 60 51 53 69 90 93100100 82 71 67 79
WIND DIR               SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                4  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  3  4  5  4  3  3
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%)              14 12 11 25 45 43 20 22 54 53 41 52 61 75 67 67 89 89 65
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          30          40          80
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC  O  O SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS IS             IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR              W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD              8  6  8  4  4  3  4  8  9 17 10  4  4  9 18 26 19 23 13
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    56 46  4  2  2  2  4 43 59 68  5  2  2  4 27 86 66 79  6
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  5  6  7  6  1  1  1  3  6  6  9  4  3  3  1  4
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  F  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  3400  None  1300   900  1300
STA PRES                  27.31 27.32 27.35 27.36 27.32 27.29 27.27 27.29 27.23


Date          Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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       62      84      62      90      63      93      65      90
TEMP          65 66 80 76 64 65 85 80 66 66 87 82 67 69 90 84
DEWPT         65 66 68 67 63 65 67 67 62 65 65 66 62 65 64 65
RH           100100 67 74 97100 55 65 87 97 48 58 84 87 42 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           50      50      20      20       0       5       0      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC IS       IS                        
TSTMS         SC    IS SC IS       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