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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
413 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
VAZ012-062000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
413 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
Date Mon 07/06/26 Tue 07/07/26 Wed 07/08/26
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 87 66 82 62 86
TEMP 65 69 78 83 84 75 69 68 67 69 76 80 81 75 67 65 63 66 76 80 84 77
DEWPT 64 66 67 66 67 67 66 64 64 67 68 68 68 67 66 65 63 66 69 68 67 67
MAX/MIN RH 50 96 65 100 57
RH 97 90 69 57 57 76 90 87 90 93 76 67 65 76 97100100100 79 67 57 71
WIND DIR W N W SW SW W N N N W W W W NW W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 SC B1 OV SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%) 50 63 44 64 77 58 44 39 49 70 33 61 98 37 37 46 60 58 57 83 83 38
VSBY 1 10 10 6 6 7 10 10 10 10 10 6 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7
POP 12HR 60 20 80 20 60
RAIN SHWRS SC NM IS SC O IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM IS
TSTMS SC NM IS SC O IS IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 4 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W NW N N NW NW NW NW NW N N W W W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 2 3 5 5 3 3 1 2 2 4 8 9 6 5 2 2 3 2 5 5 6 8
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 1 4 23 36 16 2 1 1 1 5 32 33 30 3 1 1 2 3 21 29 33 4
MAX LVORI 8 6 3 1 2 4 6 6 7 6 3 3 3 4 8 10 10 9 3 3 1 3
STABILITY F B A A B F F G F B A B B G G F F B B B B G
CEILING None 5100 None None None 2500 None 1100 600 2200
STA PRES 27.26 27.23 27.25 27.25 27.28 27.26 27.28 27.29 27.31 27.28
Date Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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 63 87 64 84 64 81 62 83
TEMP 65 66 82 77 66 67 79 75 65 65 76 73 64 64 79 74
DEWPT 64 66 67 66 65 66 67 66 65 65 68 66 64 64 65 64
RH 97100 61 69 97 97 67 74100100 76 79100100 62 71
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 40 20 60 40 70 30 50
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS SC NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS 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