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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

VAZ024-170800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

Date           07/16/26      Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26            Sun
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                 72          95          72          95          71
TEMP          95 88 78 75 72 75 88 93 95 86 77 74 72 75 89 94 91 83 76 73 71 74
DEWPT         68 72 70 69 68 69 69 69 69 71 70 70 69 71 73 72 73 73 72 71 70 72
MIN/MAX RH                   88          43          91          50          98
RH            42 59 76 82 87 82 54 46 43 61 79 87 90 87 59 49 56 72 87 93 97 93
WIND DIR      SW  W  W NW  N  N  E SE SE  S  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  0  3  6  5  3  3  2  3  2
WIND GUST                                                  17 16 13 13 12      
CLOUDS        FW SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     20 36 20  3 12 26 19 18 20 25 54 49 19 43 41 82 82 58 54 62 61 59
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                           
POP 12HR                      0          10          10          70          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                 NM NM SC SC       IS
TSTMS                                                      SC SC SC IS         
Obvis          H              K  K  K  K                                       
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W NW  N  N NE  E  S SW SE NE  S  S SW SW  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD     3  4  3  4  4  5  6  1  4  1  2  6  1  4  9 16 14 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           20  2  2  2  2  6 26  8 29  1  1  3  1  4 45 73 50  5            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  5  6  4  2  2  2  3  4  5  7  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  G  A  A  C  C  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None 17000  None  None  3700  4000      
STA PRES      28.47 28.50 28.55 28.61 28.53 28.52 28.48 28.43 28.33            


Date           07/19Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26
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       92      66      90      67      93      68      90      62      86
TEMP          91 83 70 68 87 82 70 71 91 84 72 71 88 81 67 65 84 79
DEWPT         70 69 68 67 68 69 69 70 70 71 69 69 68 64 64 63 62 63
RH            50 63 93 97 53 65 97 97 50 65 90 93 52 56 90 93 48 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           40      20      20      20      30      40      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS       IS IS    IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         IS SC IS       IS IS       SC SC       SC          IS

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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
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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