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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

VAZ024-020800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

Date           07/01/26      Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26            Sat
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                 70         102          72         102          72
TEMP                77 73 71 75 93100102 91 78 75 72 75 96101101 88 76 73 72 76
DEWPT               69 68 67 69 70 66 65 69 68 67 66 68 69 66 65 68 68 67 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   89          30          82          29          85
RH                  76 84 87 82 47 33 30 49 71 76 81 79 42 32 31 52 76 81 84 79
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N NE  E SE NE  N  N  N NW  N  S  S NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  1  1  2  1  0  0  0  1  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            2  2  5  6  1  6  4 19 11  9 10 20 11 18 10 21 22 16 10  8
VSBY                10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          10          10
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  9 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW  N  N NE  N NW  W  W NW  N NW  N NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD           2  4  4  3  3  3  2  1  3  3  4  3  1  3  6  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  2  2  3 17 27 18  1  2  2  2  3  6 33 74  3            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  4  2  1  1  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  None      
STA PRES            28.56 28.59 28.64 28.59 28.59 28.60 28.61 28.56            


Date           07/04Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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      103      71     101      70      98      69      92      68      92
TEMP         102 88 73 76100 86 72 74 97 84 72 73 90 83 71 72 91 82
DEWPT         67 70 69 70 67 70 69 70 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68
RH            32 55 87 82 34 59 90 87 40 63 93 90 52 65 93 90 47 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      20      50      40      60      30      50      40      40
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS       SC SC       NM SC IS IS SC SC    IS SC
TSTMS            IS IS       SC SC       SC IS       SC SC       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
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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