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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

NCZ006-270800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
831 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

Date           06/26/26      Sat 06/27/26            Sun 06/28/26            Mon
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                 69          91          70          92          69
TEMP                73 72 70 73 84 90 89 82 76 73 71 74 84 89 91 87 76 72 70 73
DEWPT               70 70 70 72 72 70 70 71 70 70 69 71 72 71 70 71 70 70 70 71
MIN/MAX RH                   99          50          98          50         100
RH                  90 93100 97 67 52 54 69 82 90 93 90 67 56 50 59 82 93100 93
WIND DIR             S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  N SW  W NW NW NW NE  N  N NE NE
WIND SPD             3  2  2  4  5  6  6  1  1  0  1  1  4  4  3  1  0  0  1  2
CLOUDS              B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           51 50 55 61 49 69 88 83 76 60 67 75 60 48 58 32 29 27 38 45
VSBY                10  9  8  7 10 10 10 10  8  5  6  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  5 10
POP 12HR                     20          60          40          20          20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC NM IS SC             IS IS IS IS         
TSTMS                              SC SC IS IS             IS IS IS IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           4  5  5 10 10 11 12  5  3  4  4  6 10  8  9 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  3 16 39 51 42  3  2  2  2 11 57 55 55  5            
MAX LVORI            5  6  9  5  3  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None 11600 10600  4500  5500  6700  8300  None  None      
STA PRES            29.42 29.41 29.41 29.34 29.35 29.33 29.32 29.25            


Date           06/29Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26
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       91      68      95      71      97      75     101      77     101
TEMP          88 87 72 72 92 90 74 74 95 93 77 78100 96 79 80100 93
DEWPT         70 67 65 66 63 62 62 65 61 61 61 65 62 61 63 66 61 64
RH            55 52 79 81 38 39 66 74 33 35 58 64 29 32 58 62 28 38
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           20       5       0       5       0       5       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                              IS
TSTMS            IS                                              IS

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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
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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