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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

VAZ024-192000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
631 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

Date             Fri 06/19/26            Sat 06/20/26            Sun 06/21/26
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                 84          58          86          60          91
TEMP             70 78 81 82 75 65 61 58 62 77 84 85 77 66 62 60 65 81 88 90 83
DEWPT            68 63 56 51 52 55 54 54 56 56 54 56 57 57 57 56 59 61 60 60 63
MAX/MIN RH                   35          86          36          88          36
RH               93 60 42 34 45 70 78 86 81 48 36 37 50 73 84 87 81 51 39 37 51
WIND DIR          W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD          4  9 10 11  6  4  3  1  2  5  6  8  4  1  1  1  0  2  4  4  1
WIND GUST                                   17 18 19 16                        
CLOUDS           OV B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)       100 63 13  3  3  6 22 24 20 19 20  8  1  5  5 15 11 14 26 27 34
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT           1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W NW NW NW NW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD        6 16 18 21 12  4  3  3  3 12 14 13  9  3  3  3  2  8 12 14 11
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               9 58121 99  6  2  2  2  5 73111103  4  2  2  2  2 47102126  5
MAX LVORI         6  3  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2  3  5  6  5  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         D  C  B  C  F  F  G  F  A  A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.35 28.37 28.46 28.48 28.50 28.46 28.47 28.48 28.48 28.43


Date          Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
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       67      89      64      87      60      87      61      89
TEMP          69 70 87 80 69 67 84 79 63 64 85 80 65 65 87 80
DEWPT         62 65 71 70 66 64 62 61 58 58 60 63 60 61 62 64
RH            78 84 59 72 90 90 48 54 84 81 43 56 84 87 43 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 OV B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           20      90      40      20       5      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS NM  O SC       IS          IS IS IS    SC
TSTMS               IS SC SC       IS          IS 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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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