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

VAZ024-270800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 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                 66          85          68          89          66
TEMP          90 80 70 68 67 70 82 85 84 79 72 69 68 70 83 89 89 83 72 69 67 70
DEWPT         67 68 68 68 67 69 70 71 72 71 70 69 68 70 71 70 70 71 70 69 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                  100          62         100          54         100
RH            47 67 93100100 97 67 63 67 77 93100100100 67 54 54 67 93100100 97
WIND DIR       W SE NW  N  N  N SW  W SW SE  S  N  N  N NW  W NW NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       6  3  1  0  0  0  2  4  4  2  1  0  0  0  2  2  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     54 81 76 67 65 62 84 83 85 61 71 56 65 53 38 73 73 53 53 44 58 53
VSBY          10 10  7  4  2  3  7  8  9  9  8  2  2  3  9 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          70          50          60          30
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS SC    IS IS SC NM SC SC SC             NM NM SC SC       IS
TSTMS         IS IS IS          IS SC SC IS                SC SC IS            
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW NE NE  E NE SE SW NW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  N            
T WIND SPD     9  4  3  2  1  3  3  2 14  8  3  8  8  9 11 11  8  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           43  2  2  1  1  4 10  7 39  4  2  4  4 12 46 68 46  3            
MAX LVORI      1  3  7  8 10  8  3  3  3  4  8  9  9  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              2200   300   300  1500  2400  1700  None  3800  None      
STA PRES            28.58 28.57 28.57 28.50 28.48 28.46 28.46 28.42            


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       92      67      97      69      98      72     101      73      99
TEMP          89 85 69 71 94 89 71 73 97 90 73 76100 91 74 76 98 88
DEWPT         69 68 66 66 66 67 63 62 62 64 63 65 62 64 65 67 61 66
RH            52 57 90 84 40 48 76 68 32 42 71 69 29 41 74 74 30 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           20       5       5       5       5       5      10       5      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS                                              SC
TSTMS            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