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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026
VAZ024-020800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026
Date 07/01/26 Thu 07/02/26 Fri 07/03/26 Sat
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 70 102 72 102 72
TEMP 77 73 71 75 93100102 91 78 75 72 75 96101101 88 76 73 72 76
DEWPT 69 68 67 69 70 66 65 69 68 67 66 68 69 66 65 68 68 67 67 69
MIN/MAX RH 89 30 82 29 85
RH 76 84 87 82 47 33 30 49 71 76 81 79 42 32 31 52 76 81 84 79
WIND DIR N N N N NE E SE NE N N N NW N S S NW N N N N
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 5 6 1 6 4 19 11 9 10 20 11 18 10 21 22 16 10 8
VSBY 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 10
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 10
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 8 9 <1
T WIND DIR W NW N N NE N NW W W NW N NW N NW NW W
T WIND SPD 2 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 4 3 1 3 6 5
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 1 2 2 3 17 27 18 1 2 2 2 3 6 33 74 3
MAX LVORI 4 5 6 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 2 1 1 2
STABILITY 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 28.59 28.64 28.59 28.59 28.60 28.61 28.56
Date 07/04Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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 103 71 101 70 98 69 92 68 92
TEMP 102 88 73 76100 86 72 74 97 84 72 73 90 83 71 72 91 82
DEWPT 67 70 69 70 67 70 69 70 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68
RH 32 55 87 82 34 59 90 87 40 63 93 90 52 65 93 90 47 63
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 50 40 60 30 50 40 40
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC NM SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC 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