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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

VAZ012-222000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
331 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

Date             Mon 06/22/26            Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26
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                 83          59          75          50          83
TEMP          61 65 74 78 78 71 66 64 61 60 66 70 74 68 58 53 50 56 70 77 82 74
DEWPT         57 62 66 68 69 67 64 63 61 60 60 58 55 53 53 51 49 52 51 50 50 53
MAX/MIN RH                   65         100          52          95          33
RH            87 90 76 71 74 87 93 97100100 81 66 51 59 83 93 96 86 51 39 33 48
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  N  N  W  W NW
WIND SPD       2  3  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1
WIND GUST           16 16 14          13                                       
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     58 57 59 72 89 88 77 60 63 65 65 70 32 24  5  8  7 15  9 19 16 16
VSBY          10 10 10  4  4  6  7  8  7 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     80          60          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM  O NM SC SC IS                                       
TSTMS               SC NM  O NM                                                
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR     N  S SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  W NW NW NW  W NW
T WIND SPD     0  4 20 27 21 12  5 13  8 17 19 18 21 20 13  4  3  1  4  3  3  2
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            0  5 67 96 66  8  3  6  4 34 53 61106  9  6  2  2  1 25 24 25  1
MAX LVORI      6  6  3  3  3  5  8  6  9  4  3  1  1  2  4  6  7  6  2  2  2  2
STABILITY      F  B  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              1300  2400   300     0   100  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.18 27.19 27.21 27.21 27.27 27.31 27.34 27.34 27.35 27.32


Date          Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26
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       57      86      60      84      60      84      62      87
TEMP          59 62 81 76 64 64 79 75 63 63 78 74 64 65 80 77
DEWPT         52 55 59 62 60 63 63 63 61 63 65 65 62 65 65 66
RH            78 78 47 62 87 97 58 66 93100 64 74 93100 60 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      20      20      40      40      60      30      40
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS    SC SC SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC
TSTMS                  IS IS    IS SC SC    IS SC IS    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
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