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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
VAZ024-270800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026
Date 06/26/26 Sat 06/27/26 Sun 06/28/26 Mon
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 66 85 68 89 66
TEMP 90 80 70 68 67 70 82 85 84 79 72 69 68 70 83 89 89 83 72 69 67 70
DEWPT 67 68 68 68 67 69 70 71 72 71 70 69 68 70 71 70 70 71 70 69 67 69
MIN/MAX RH 100 62 100 54 100
RH 47 67 93100100 97 67 63 67 77 93100100100 67 54 54 67 93100100 97
WIND DIR W SE NW N N N SW W SW SE S N N N NW W NW NE N N N N
WIND SPD 6 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 54 81 76 67 65 62 84 83 85 61 71 56 65 53 38 73 73 53 53 44 58 53
VSBY 10 10 7 4 2 3 7 8 9 9 8 2 2 3 9 10 10 10
POP 12HR 30 70 50 60 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS IS SC NM SC SC SC NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF PF PF
MIX HGT 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 5 <1
T WIND DIR SW NE NE E NE SE SW NW SW SW SW W W W W NW W N
T WIND SPD 9 4 3 2 1 3 3 2 14 8 3 8 8 9 11 11 8 6
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 43 2 2 1 1 4 10 7 39 4 2 4 4 12 46 68 46 3
MAX LVORI 1 3 7 8 10 8 3 3 3 4 8 9 9 5 1 1 1 3
STABILITY C F F F F B B C C F F F F B A B B F
CEILING 2200 300 300 1500 2400 1700 None 3800 None
STA PRES 28.58 28.57 28.57 28.50 28.48 28.46 28.46 28.42
Date 06/29Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26
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 67 97 69 98 72 101 73 99
TEMP 89 85 69 71 94 89 71 73 97 90 73 76100 91 74 76 98 88
DEWPT 69 68 66 66 66 67 63 62 62 64 63 65 62 64 65 67 61 66
RH 52 57 90 84 40 48 76 68 32 42 71 69 29 41 74 74 30 48
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC
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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