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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

VAZ012-150800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
601 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date           06/14/26      Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26            Wed
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                 59          72          50          78          53
TEMP             71 66 64 60 59 64 70 71 65 57 53 51 53 67 74 78 71 59 55 53 57
DEWPT            65 64 60 57 54 51 49 47 48 48 47 46 48 48 48 47 48 49 48 46 49
MIN/MAX RH                   91          43          85          34          79
RH               81 93 87 90 83 63 47 42 54 72 80 83 83 50 40 33 44 69 77 77 75
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          9  9  8  8  8  8  9 10  5  1  1  0  0  1  3  3  2  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        54 68 70 68 57 66 55 35 13 51 40 41 47 29 19 28 23 30 36 33 21
VSBY             10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30           5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC IS                                                      
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT           1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR        W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW  N NW NW SE SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD       16 16 11 16 17 16 14 14 10  3  2  1  6  6 14 12  8            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI              11 11  5 11 44 57 72 84  5  2  1  1  9 34113101  4            
MAX LVORI         4  5  6  5  4  1  1  1  2  3  5  6  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         E  E  F  E  C  B  B  A  G  F  G  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              1000   700  1200  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.08 27.12 27.18 27.17 27.20 27.19 27.17 27.11            


Date           06/17Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26
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       83      60      86      61      78      52      79      53      83
TEMP          78 74 63 64 81 77 66 63 72 69 58 57 74 71 56 58 77 74
DEWPT         51 54 54 61 66 66 64 63 62 58 55 54 53 54 53 54 56 59
RH            39 50 72 90 60 69 93100 71 68 90 90 48 55 90 86 48 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      60      80      70      20      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                   NM  O  O NM SC IS             IS IS SC
TSTMS                        SC SC    IS SC                      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