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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026
VAZ012-292000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 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 75 80 83 76 68 66 65 67 78 82 85 78 70 67 66 69 81 86 89 81
DEWPT 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 79 65 59 79100100100100 79 67 61 79 97100100100 72 55 47 67
WIND DIR N N N N N SE N N N N SW S N S S N N N N NW
WIND SPD 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 41 41 32 45 51 40 60 70 24 55 50 32 12 17 22 25 10 11 7 9
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 5 2 9 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
MIX HGT 3 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 6 <1
T WIND DIR N N N NE S SE SE S W W W W SW SW W NW NW N N NW
T WIND SPD 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
ADI 38 21 13 1 2 1 1 4 25 18 18 3 2 2 2 16 64 73 89 4
MAX LVORI 3 3 2 4 10 10 10 9 3 3 2 4 10 9 9 5 3 1 1 3
STABILITY 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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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