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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

VAZ024-040800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
931 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date           07/03/26      Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            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                 72         104          70         101          69
TEMP                76 74 72 77 95102100 88 77 74 71 74 94100 98 86 76 73 70 74
DEWPT               68 67 67 70 70 67 67 69 70 69 68 70 70 67 67 68 69 69 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                   85          31          91          33          95
RH                  76 79 84 79 45 32 34 54 79 84 90 87 46 34 37 55 79 87 93 87
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N  S SW  S  N  N  N  N  N  S SW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  0  3  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  4  4  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           20 19 20  4  6 30 69 68 50 19 28 19 14 59 59 59 59 32 39 41
VSBY                 9  9  7  9  9  8  8  7  7 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          30          30          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC IS             SC SC SC SC         
TSTMS                              IS SC SC IS             SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  8  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW  N NW  N  W  W SW SW NW  W NW  N  W SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           2  3  3  2  3  8 10  8  2  3  4  9  1  5  5  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  2  2  2 15 65 41  4  1  2  2  9  5 29 27  3            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  5  2  1  1  2  4  5  6  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  B  C  F  F  G  G  A  A  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  5600  None  None  None  4700  None      
STA PRES                  28.53 28.55 28.46 28.47 28.49 28.50 28.45            


Date           07/06Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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       97      69      93      67      92      68      93      68      93
TEMP          96 83 72 73 92 82 70 71 90 85 71 72 91 85 71 72 92 83
DEWPT         70 72 71 71 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 68 70 69 70
RH            43 70 97 93 47 65 93 90 49 57 90 87 47 59 90 93 47 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           70      50      40      30      30      20      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       NM SC    IS SC SC       SC IS       SC IS       SC
TSTMS            NM SC       SC IS       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