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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026

VAZ024-202000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026

Date             Sat 06/20/26            Sun 06/21/26            Mon 06/22/26
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                 87          60          91          66          92
TEMP                78 85 86 78 67 63 60 65 81 88 90 84 72 69 67 71 85 89 86 79
DEWPT               56 54 56 57 57 57 56 59 61 59 60 63 61 61 62 65 69 71 73 70
MAX/MIN RH                   35          88          36          86          55
RH                  47 35 36 48 70 81 87 81 51 38 37 49 68 76 84 81 59 56 65 74
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  W SW SW  N  N SE  S  S SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             3  4  5  2  0  0  0  0  1  3  2  0  0  1  3  5  9  8  6  5
WIND GUST              14 17 13                                  18 23 19 19 20
CLOUDS              SC SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%)           48 34  8  7  5 11 43 55 32 26 25 25 40 59 58 80 80 94 94 62
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          90
RAIN SHWRS                                                       NM NM  O  O SC
TSTMS                                                               IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT              5  7  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  E  E SE  S SW SW SW NW NW
T WIND SPD          13 12 13 11  3  2  2  2 11 13 11  1  3  2  2  9 23 21 16 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 85110123  5  2  1  1  3 70118102  1  2  1  1 13 94 77 47  8
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  5  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  F  B  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  A  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  6500 12800  4000
STA PRES            28.48 28.42 28.44 28.45 28.46 28.43 28.42 28.39 28.37 28.38


Date          Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26
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       65      88      60      87      61      87      61      88
TEMP          68 68 86 80 64 64 85 80 66 65 85 79 66 66 86 80
DEWPT         66 64 61 61 58 58 59 62 60 61 64 66 63 63 63 64
RH            93 87 43 52 81 81 41 54 81 87 50 64 90 90 46 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      20       5      20      20      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC       IS          IS IS IS SC SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS         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