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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
305 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

VAZ012-262000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
305 AM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

Date             Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26            Sun 06/28/26
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                 84          62          81          62          82
TEMP          60 64 75 80 83 77 70 67 65 67 74 78 80 74 69 66 64 67 75 79 81 75
DEWPT         57 60 63 62 65 65 64 64 63 65 67 68 70 68 66 65 64 66 67 66 65 66
MAX/MIN RH                   52         100          70         100          58
RH            90 87 66 54 55 67 81 90 93 93 79 71 72 82 90 97100 97 76 64 58 74
WIND DIR       W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD       2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  5  8  6  6  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  3
CLOUDS        SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     47 39 20 46 55 54 72 71 82 73 74 83 72 63 63 58 65 64 51 52 52 30
VSBY           9 10 10 10 10 10  7  4  9 10  9  9 10 10  6  3  2  3 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          30          60          40          30
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC IS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS          IS SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  4  1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W SW SE  S SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  S  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD     6  8  6  5  3  5  5  3  4 13 20 16 14  4  2  4  5 13 14 12 10  8
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  3 33 30 11  4  2  1  2  7 67 61 37  2  2  2  3 26 43 50 41  4
MAX LVORI      7  6  3  1  2  3  5  7  7  6  3  3  3  5  6  8  9  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  A  A  A  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  C  C  C  C  G
CEILING              None  None   200   100  1100  1200   100   100  None  None
STA PRES            27.39 27.34 27.34 27.31 27.30 27.27 27.25 27.24 27.29 27.27


Date          Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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       61      87      63      89      65      91      67      92
TEMP          66 67 83 79 68 69 85 80 70 70 87 82 72 72 88 82
DEWPT         63 66 65 66 64 65 64 66 63 66 65 67 64 68 62 67
RH            90 97 55 64 87 87 50 62 78 87 48 61 76 87 42 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      20       5       5       5       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS                                    
TSTMS         IS       IS                                    

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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
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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