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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
223 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026

VAZ024-130800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
223 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026

Date           04/11/26      Sun 04/12/26            Mon 04/13/26            Tue
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                 49          80          59          87          58
TEMP                      50 52 64 74 79 71 66 63 62 62 75 83 84 76 69 63 59 60
DEWPT                     41 44 47 50 51 51 51 51 51 52 51 49 49 48 47 48 49 50
MIN/MAX RH                   76          37          71          29          73
RH                        71 74 54 43 38 49 58 65 67 70 43 31 30 37 45 58 69 69
WIND DIR                  NE  E SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   2  2  5  6  8  3  4  4  4  4  9 11  9  4  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                               19 21                  
CLOUDS                    SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 27 50 41 32 40 23 34 65 78 57 60 65 65 53 27 27 33 35
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           5
MIX HGT                   <1  1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  8  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 E SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                 5 10 13 10 11  6  3  3  5  6 17 25 23  9  4  2  2  1
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3 15 59 50 64  3  2  2  4 10 64 91106  6  2  1  1  1
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3
STABILITY                  G  B  A  B  B  G  F  E  E  B  C  D  C  E  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None   800 13200  5400  None  None
STA PRES                  28.83 28.87 28.79 28.76 28.72 28.71 28.68 28.66 28.64


Date           04/14Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26
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       90      60      93      63      93      64      90      61      93
TEMP          87 79 67 64 90 83 68 65 89 83 69 66 87 81 67 64 91 83
DEWPT         55 55 54 54 53 52 53 53 52 51 52 56 53 52 52 54 56 53
RH            34 44 63 70 28 34 59 65 28 33 55 70 31 37 59 70 31 36
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10       5       5       0       5      20      20       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS IS          IS

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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
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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