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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

VAZ012-160800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

Date           06/15/26      Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 45          77          53          81          61
TEMP          72 66 55 51 48 53 65 73 76 70 59 56 54 58 71 78 81 75 64 62 63 67
DEWPT         48 48 47 46 46 49 49 51 51 53 53 53 53 56 58 56 56 57 58 58 58 64
MIN/MAX RH                  100          42         100          42          89
RH            42 52 74 83 93 86 56 46 42 55 80 90 96 93 63 47 42 54 81 87 84 90
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW  N  N SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       4  3  1  1  0  0  1  3  4  2  1  1  2  4  4  5  4  3  2  2  6  9
WIND GUST                                                                 19 20
CLOUDS        SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     27 11 31 33 51 52 29 42 35 59 45 64 28 16 19 10 17  7 22 32 43 45
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5           0
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT        5  2 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     W NW NW  W  W  E  S SW SW  S SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD    17 13  3  2  2  3  5 11 11  5  4  5  6  9  8 17 16  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI          107  6  2  1  1  5 29 81 79  3  2  3  3 17 40120119  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  5  7  5  2  1  1  2  5  6  8  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  F  B  A  A  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.17 27.20 27.20 27.18 27.10 27.09 27.11 27.15 27.08            


Date           06/18Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       84      60      76      51      76      52      83      58      84
TEMP          81 75 65 63 71 68 56 55 72 69 55 57 77 75 61 62 77 75
DEWPT         67 66 64 63 62 56 53 54 51 52 51 53 55 58 57 59 62 63
RH            63 74 97100 73 65 90 96 48 55 86 86 47 55 87 90 60 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           70      80      60      10       5       5      10      30      60
RAIN SHWRS       NM  O  O NM SC                         IS SC SC NM
TSTMS            SC SC    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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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