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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

VAZ024-140800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

Date           06/12/26      Sat 06/13/26            Sun 06/14/26            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          91          64          94          62
TEMP                   70 68 71 82 88 90 82 73 69 66 70 87 93 89 81 73 68 63 65
DEWPT                  67 65 65 61 57 55 60 58 58 59 62 66 68 69 69 68 65 61 58
MIN/MAX RH                   90          31          77          44          93
RH                     90 90 81 49 35 31 47 59 68 78 76 50 44 52 67 84 90 93 78
WIND DIR                W NW  N  N  W  W SE  N  N  N  N SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                1  1  1  1  2  3  2  0  0  0  0  4  8  8  5  4  3  4  4
WIND GUST                                                  20 20 21 17 13 14   
CLOUDS                 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)              35 31 15 24 23 22 10 11 30 32 36 69 78 27 30 61 47 40 25
VSBY                    9  5  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6  8 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0          70          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 NM    IS IS         
TSTMS                                                      SC    IS            
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT                <1 <1  2  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              N NW  N NW  W  W SE SE  N NW  W  W SW SW  W            
T WIND SPD              3  4  9  3  5  8  1  2  0  1  3 14 19 24 11            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2 18 17 44 63  1  1  0  1  3 71 89 64  8            
MAX LVORI               4  5  3  2  1  1  2  3  4  6  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY               F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  G  A  B  C  C  E            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  7600  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.48 28.52 28.46 28.46 28.43 28.39 28.31            


Date           06/15Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26
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       84      57      83      58      88      63      94      67      90
TEMP          81 77 61 61 80 77 61 63 85 81 66 68 91 86 71 71 87 82
DEWPT         54 53 52 53 53 56 56 56 56 59 58 61 68 68 66 64 64 62
RH            39 43 72 75 39 48 84 78 37 47 75 78 47 55 84 79 46 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5      10       5       5      10      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                             IS 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