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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
VAZ012-142000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
Date Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26 Tue 06/16/26
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 85 54 74 49 79
TEMP 60 65 79 83 81 72 66 61 56 55 62 69 73 67 56 52 50 54 67 74 77 70
DEWPT 52 59 63 64 66 65 65 60 55 53 50 49 48 49 49 48 46 48 49 50 50 51
MAX/MIN RH 50 98 41 88 38
RH 75 81 58 53 60 79 97 97 96 93 65 49 41 52 77 86 86 80 52 43 39 51
WIND DIR N W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW N N N N SW W W W
WIND SPD 0 1 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 2
WIND GUST 16 17 14
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%) 50 32 27 62 80 80 69 78 72 48 32 34 36 5 23 36 48 36 31 33 25 29
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 70 70 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM SC
TSTMS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <1 <1 5 5 3 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 6 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W W W W W NW N NW NW W W NW NW NW N SE SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 2 3 12 18 27 13 17 16 14 10 12 14 11 10 5 1 0 4 11 13 12 10
DISPERSION VP PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 1 3 72 75 92 9 12 11 10 21 48 82 67 5 3 1 0 7 65104 86 5
MAX LVORI 4 5 1 1 1 4 7 6 6 5 1 1 1 2 4 6 6 4 1 1 1 2
STABILITY F A A C C E E E E A A A A G G G F A A A A G
CEILING None 5000 2700 700 None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.22 27.14 27.11 27.13 27.18 27.16 27.17 27.16 27.15 27.12
Date Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
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 52 82 59 86 61 79 54 80
TEMP 55 57 77 74 62 63 80 77 66 62 73 70 58 58 75 71
DEWPT 50 52 53 54 55 61 67 65 63 62 62 59 56 56 54 56
RH 83 83 43 50 78 93 65 67 90100 68 68 93 93 48 59
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 60 70 70 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS NM NM NM NM NM IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS SC
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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