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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

VAZ024-260800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

Date           06/25/26      Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26            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                 64          95          66          91          66
TEMP          87 82 70 67 65 69 86 93 93 83 73 70 68 71 84 90 88 81 73 69 67 72
DEWPT         59 61 59 59 59 62 65 64 65 67 67 67 66 68 70 69 70 70 70 68 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   84          39          96          51         100
RH            39 49 68 75 81 78 50 38 40 59 81 90 93 90 63 50 55 69 90 97100 90
WIND DIR      SW  S SW SW  N  N  W SW SW  W  S  N  N SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD       6  2  1  1  0  0  2  4  4  2  1  0  0  1  4  5  5  3  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                12                16 17 13            
CLOUDS        SC FW SC SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     33 20 29 50 59 52 22 34 64 46 68 55 73 63 58 71 71 53 39 36 38 32
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          30          30          60          20
RAIN SHWRS                            SC IS IS    IS IS IS NM NM IS IS       IS
TSTMS                                 SC IS             IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4  1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S SW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    10 12  3  3  2  2 10 10 14 11 10  6 10 18 26 31 28 17            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           77  6  2  2  1  2 56 81 63  5  5  3  4 19 98125103  8            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING        None  None  9300  None  None 15200 13400  3600  4600  None      
STA PRES      28.52 28.54 28.57 28.59 28.52 28.50 28.45 28.40 28.39            


Date           06/28Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26
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       89      66      90      66      95      68      99      71     101
TEMP          85 82 69 70 88 83 69 71 93 87 71 73 97 90 73 76100 91
DEWPT         69 69 67 68 67 67 64 65 66 68 64 65 66 68 65 67 66 68
RH            59 65 93 93 50 59 84 81 41 53 79 76 36 49 76 74 33 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           50      30      20       0       5       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC IS IS                                     IS
TSTMS            SC SC                                           IS

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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