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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

VAZ024-012000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
901 AM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

Date             Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26
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          71         100          73          99
TEMP                84 93 95 88 77 73 71 75 93 98 99 92 79 75 73 75 93 97 97 87
DEWPT               73 69 68 70 70 70 68 70 70 67 66 69 68 68 67 70 70 66 65 68
MAX/MIN RH                   42          91          34          86          33
RH                  70 46 42 55 79 90 90 84 47 37 34 47 69 79 81 84 47 36 35 53
WIND DIR            NW  N  W  W  N  N  N  N NE SE SE  S  N  N  N  N  N SE  S  N
WIND SPD             1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            5  4  3  3  3  4  7 10  2 10  7 17  2  1 15 17 11 22 22 25
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  6  5 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
MIX HGT              3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  9  7 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W SW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  W NW NW NW  N  N SW  W  W
T WIND SPD           6  3  3  1  2  3  4  3  3  3  3  1  3  3  4  3  2  2  5  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 30 24 27  1  1  2  2  3 16 24 27  1  2  2  2  3 12 23 51  1
MAX LVORI            1  2  2  3  5  6  6  5  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  2  2  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.56 28.56 28.59 28.63 28.59 28.58 28.60 28.63 28.56


Date          Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26
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       72     101      71     100      70      97      69      94
TEMP          74 78101 89 73 75 99 86 72 74 95 83 71 73 93 82
DEWPT         68 70 65 66 68 69 65 67 69 70 68 70 70 70 67 68
RH            82 76 31 47 84 82 33 53 90 87 42 65 97 90 43 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10      20      30      40      40      50      30      50
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC       SC SC    IS SC SC       SC
TSTMS                  IS SC       SC SC    IS SC IS       SC

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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