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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

VAZ024-212000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Date             Sun 06/21/26            Mon 06/22/26            Tue 06/23/26
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                 88          63          90          65          88
TEMP                77 83 86 79 72 68 66 69 80 85 88 81 74 70 68 71 79 85 87 80
DEWPT               59 57 57 59 59 57 58 60 65 69 71 70 69 68 65 66 65 63 60 60
MAX/MIN RH                   36          84          55          97          40
RH                  54 41 37 50 64 68 75 73 60 59 57 69 84 93 90 84 62 48 40 51
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW  N NE  E  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             4  5  5  1  2  2  1  1  6 11  9  5  2  1  1  3  4  4  5  5
WIND GUST                                   18                               20
CLOUDS              FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           15 28 28 19 36 56 33 47 50 63 82 89 82 60 49 53 53 55 55 31
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          90          80          30
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC NM  O NM       SC SC SC SC   
TSTMS                                          SC SC IS                IS IS   
MIX HGT              5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  5  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W NW NE NE NE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD          10 12 11  1  2  3  3  2 20 19 17  8  2  1 10 11 11 10  9 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 64110 91  1  1  2  2  2 92 58 51  5  1  1  5 24 44 44 38  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3  5  7  6  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  F  G  A  B  D  C  E  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  4100  4100  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.47 28.44 28.48 28.47 28.44 28.40 28.37 28.36 28.46 28.47


Date          Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26
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       59      88      62      89      63      91      64      91
TEMP          62 64 85 81 66 67 86 80 67 68 88 82 68 68 89 83
DEWPT         57 57 56 60 58 60 64 67 64 65 65 66 63 63 63 65
RH            84 78 37 49 75 78 48 65 90 90 47 58 84 84 42 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0       5      50      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC IS IS SC    IS IS SC
TSTMS                           IS SC IS       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
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