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

VAZ024-200800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

Date           06/19/26      Sat 06/20/26            Sun 06/21/26            Mon
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                 57          86          60          90          67
TEMP             74 64 61 58 63 77 84 85 77 67 63 60 64 81 88 90 83 72 69 67 71
DEWPT            52 50 49 50 54 54 53 53 54 53 55 56 59 61 59 60 63 62 62 63 65
MIN/MAX RH                   80          32          88          36          87
RH               46 60 65 75 72 45 34 33 45 61 75 87 84 51 38 37 51 71 78 87 81
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  N  N  W SW SW  S  N  S  S  S
WIND SPD          5  2  1  1  1  4  6  8  3  1  1  0  0  2  4  3  1  0  1  2  4
WIND GUST        21             14    19 14                                  14
CLOUDS           FW CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)         6  3 16 44 23 38 24 22 23 12 28 11  2 14 22 32 38 48 52 66 71
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   NM
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD       11  3  2  2  2 16 14  9 10  3  3  3  2 10 12 11  4            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               5  2  1  1  4 95112 72  5  2  2  2  2 59 96 98  2            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  6  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         F  G  G  F  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.46 28.49 28.50 28.45 28.45 28.46 28.47 28.43            


Date           06/22Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26
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      64      87      60      86      61      88      61      87
TEMP          88 81 69 68 85 79 64 64 84 79 65 65 86 80 65 65 85 80
DEWPT         72 71 67 65 63 62 59 59 60 63 60 61 63 64 61 62 63 64
RH            59 72 93 90 48 56 84 84 44 58 84 87 46 58 87 90 48 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           90      50      20      10      20      20      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O SC IS IS IS          IS IS IS IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS         IS SC IS       IS          IS 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
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