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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

VAZ024-162000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date             Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26
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                 81          59          90          66          95
TEMP                72 78 81 76 67 62 59 64 80 87 89 83 71 68 67 72 88 94 92 83
DEWPT               53 53 55 56 56 56 56 57 59 57 56 59 58 58 60 63 68 69 69 68
MAX/MIN RH                   41          88          33          79          45
RH                  51 42 41 50 68 81 90 78 49 36 33 44 63 70 78 73 52 44 47 61
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  S NW  N  N  N  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  4  5  2  1  0  0  0  5  6  6  2  2  3  4  8 11 11 11  8
WIND GUST                                      17 18          16 25 27 27 26 27
CLOUDS              B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           64 38 53 54 60 38 41 11 46 34 41  8 28 38 44 46 45 72 72 57
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10           0           0          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                             NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC IS
MIX HGT              5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S SW SW  W NW NW  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           3  6 10  5  2  2  2  1 16 16 19 10 11 11 10 12 34 28 27 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 18 54 76  3  1  1  1  1100134125  5  5  5  7 32146 96 89 10
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  5  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  A  A  F  F  G  F  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  E  B  C  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4800
STA PRES            28.45 28.36 28.34 28.35 28.37 28.32 28.31 28.28 28.28 28.29


Date          Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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      85      59      87      58      89      64      88
TEMP          71 69 82 78 63 63 83 78 62 63 87 82 68 67 85 82
DEWPT         66 64 63 58 56 56 52 53 53 55 56 60 59 61 65 67
RH            84 84 53 50 78 78 34 42 72 75 35 47 73 81 51 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           50      50       5       0       0       5      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC                         IS SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC                         IS       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