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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
VAZ024-142000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 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 95 63 83 55 83
TEMP 64 69 88 95 92 82 74 70 64 65 74 81 82 74 64 59 56 60 73 80 83 77
DEWPT 57 60 64 66 67 68 68 65 59 57 55 53 52 52 52 51 51 52 54 53 55 57
MAX/MIN RH 38 85 36 84 38
RH 78 73 45 39 44 63 82 84 84 75 51 38 35 46 65 75 83 75 51 39 38 50
WIND DIR N N SW SW W W SW W W NW NW W W NW NW N N N SE S S S
WIND SPD 0 0 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 2
WIND GUST 17 19 19 18 17 14 16 17
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 66 30 30 43 62 51 64 57 48 10 8 16 17 9 15 37 40 51 34 35 30 38
VSBY 9 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 40 30 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 6 6 1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 5 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW W NW NW NW N N E S SW S S
T WIND SPD 3 2 10 14 19 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 3 3 3 5 5 10 9 8
DISPERSION VP PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 2 59117113 8 8 8 8 32 64 79 80 6 2 2 2 8 32 81 61 4
MAX LVORI 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 1 1 1 2
STABILITY F A A B B E E E E A A A B F G G G A A A A G
CEILING None 7800 None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.42 28.29 28.28 28.33 28.40 28.38 28.41 28.42 28.42 28.36
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 58 89 64 95 67 87 60 87
TEMP 62 63 86 83 67 69 92 87 72 70 83 80 65 65 85 80
DEWPT 56 56 55 58 57 61 68 68 66 64 63 61 59 58 56 57
RH 81 78 35 43 70 76 46 53 81 81 51 52 81 78 37 45
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 5 10 40 50 60 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC NM SC
TSTMS 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