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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

VAZ024-230800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
931 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

Date           06/22/26      Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26            Thu
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                 65          86          56          88          61
TEMP                72 69 67 69 78 83 84 76 66 61 58 61 78 85 87 80 67 63 61 66
DEWPT               69 68 67 67 66 63 61 58 56 55 54 55 55 53 53 58 56 56 55 57
MIN/MAX RH                  100          45          88          31          80
RH                  90 97100 93 67 51 46 54 70 81 86 81 45 33 31 47 68 78 81 73
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N SW SW  S  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             1  1  1  2  4  5  6  5  2  1  1  1  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST                                20                                    
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           62 64 78 83 85 65 35  7  6  6  8 11  5 10  7  1  9 19 27 27
VSBY                 7  4  2  3  4  7 10 10 10  9  7  7  7                     
POP 12HR                     50          50           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC    IS IS SC IS IS                                       
TSTMS                              IS                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W NE  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  W SE            
T WIND SPD           2  2  2  2  3  9 16 14  6  5  4  6  6  2  2  1            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  3 10 37 76  7  3  3  2  9 41 18 19  1            
MAX LVORI            8 10 10  8  3  1  1  2  3  5  6  4  1  2  2  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                     100     0  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.41 28.41 28.42 28.53 28.57 28.59 28.56            


Date           06/25Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26
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      65      94      66      92      67      95      68      97
TEMP          89 83 69 70 92 84 70 71 89 84 70 72 93 87 71 72 95 89
DEWPT         62 65 64 65 65 66 65 66 67 68 66 67 66 68 66 66 66 68
RH            41 55 84 84 41 55 84 84 48 59 87 84 41 53 84 81 39 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR           10      20      50      40      40      20      20      10       5
RAIN SHWRS          IS       SC SC    SC SC IS       IS            
TSTMS               IS       SC SC       SC IS       IS            

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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