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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

VAZ024-010800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
931 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

Date           06/30/26      Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26            Fri
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                 68          98          70         102          72
TEMP                75 72 69 73 89 95 98 89 76 72 70 75 92101102 92 78 74 72 76
DEWPT               70 68 67 69 72 70 69 70 71 70 69 71 71 68 66 69 68 68 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                   94          39          98          32          86
RH                  84 87 93 87 57 45 39 54 85 93 97 87 51 35 31 47 71 82 87 79
WIND DIR             S  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  N  N  N  N  N SE SE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             1  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           29 28 10  5  1  8  4  2  4  4 11 13  6 13  9 15 16 18 22 11
VSBY                10  7  6  8 10 10 10 10 10  8  5 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
Obvis                      F                   PF PF                           
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S NW  N  W  W SW SW NW NW  N NE  E  W  W            
T WIND SPD           4  3  2  2  4  2  4  4  2  2  3  4  4  1  1  1            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  1  2 22 16 33  2  1  1  2  4 24 10 11  1            
MAX LVORI            5  6  7  6  2  2  1  2  5  7  8  5  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.61 28.62 28.57 28.58 28.60 28.65 28.61            


Date           07/03Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26
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       99      72     101      70      97      69      94      68      91
TEMP          98 89 73 76100 86 72 74 96 83 71 73 92 81 70 71 89 81
DEWPT         65 68 67 69 67 70 68 70 68 71 69 70 71 71 69 69 70 70
RH            34 50 81 79 34 59 87 87 40 67 93 90 51 72 97 93 54 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5      30      30      60      40      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC       NM SC       NM SC    IS SC
TSTMS                        SC SC       SC SC       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