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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

VAZ012-292000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Date             Mon 06/29/26            Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26
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                 86          64          89          66          93
TEMP          63 66 75 80 83 76 68 66 65 67 78 82 85 78 70 67 66 69 81 86 89 81
DEWPT         63 66 68 67 67 69 68 66 65 67 71 70 70 71 69 67 66 69 71 68 66 69
MAX/MIN RH                   60         100          62         100          48
RH           100100 79 65 59 79100100100100 79 67 61 79 97100100100 72 55 47 67
WIND DIR      NW NW  N  N  N  N  N SE  N  N  N  N SW  S  N  S  S  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD       1  1  2  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  1  1  0  2  2  1  1
CLOUDS        B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     55 54 41 41 32 45 51 40 60 70 24 55 50 32 12 17 22 25 10 11  7  9
VSBY           4  5 10 10 10 10 10  7  5 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  3  9 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          10          20           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS                              
TSTMS                                          IS                              
Obvis         PF PF             PF PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR     W NW  N  N  N NE  S SE SE  S  W  W  W  W SW SW  W NW NW  N  N NW
T WIND SPD     4  6  9  3  2  2  3  2  1  3  5  3  4  5  3  4  4 16 13 10 11  9
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  7 38 21 13  1  2  1  1  4 25 18 18  3  2  2  2 16 64 73 89  4
MAX LVORI      9  8  3  3  2  4 10 10 10  9  3  3  2  4 10  9  9  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  B  A  A  A  F  F  G  F  B  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None   200  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.38 27.37 27.40 27.40 27.42 27.38 27.36 27.38 27.39 27.36


Date          Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
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       67      95      66      92      66      93      66      91
TEMP          68 71 88 81 68 70 87 79 68 71 87 79 68 70 85 77
DEWPT         65 68 64 67 63 66 63 67 63 66 65 67 65 67 65 67
RH            90 90 45 63 84 87 45 67 84 84 48 67 90 90 51 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR            0       5       5      20      20      30      30      60
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS    IS SC SC IS IS NM
TSTMS                              IS IS    IS SC SC    IS SC

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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
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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