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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

VAZ012-170800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date           06/16/26      Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26            Fri
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                 52          82          62          81          60
TEMP                59 56 54 58 72 78 82 76 65 63 65 71 75 79 79 73 67 65 63 62
DEWPT               51 50 50 55 56 54 53 55 57 58 59 63 67 67 67 66 65 64 63 62
MIN/MAX RH                   92          37          89          65         100
RH                  75 80 86 90 57 43 37 48 75 84 81 76 76 67 67 79 93 97100100
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  1  2  3  4  4  4  2  3  3  8 10 11  9  6  5  4  3  3  3
WIND GUST                                         20 23 25 21 18 16 14 13      
CLOUDS              SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           37 40 12 13 26 18 44 22 34 43 64 50 52 73 73 84 84 84 84 77
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6            
POP 12HR                     10           0          10          60          80
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS NM NM  O  O  O  O NM
TSTMS                                                      SC SC SC IS       SC
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           2  2  3  3  9 14 17  5  9  8 12 25 23 37 34 21            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  2  3 54114128  3  4  4 11 73 59144129 15            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  6  1  1  1  2  3  5  4  3  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  D  B  D  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3100  7700      
STA PRES            27.09 27.11 27.14 27.09 27.08 27.09 27.14 27.16            


Date           06/19Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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       77      52      78      53      84      59      82      59      81
TEMP          72 70 57 56 74 70 56 58 78 75 62 62 75 73 63 62 76 72
DEWPT         62 57 54 54 50 52 51 53 54 59 57 60 65 65 62 62 63 62
RH            71 63 90 93 43 53 83 83 43 58 84 93 71 76 97100 64 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70       0       0       0      10      40      70      60      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC                         SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC                               IS SC IS       IS

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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