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

VAZ024-252000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
531 AM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

Date             Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            Sat 06/27/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 90          64          94          66          89
TEMP             63 80 88 89 83 71 68 65 69 86 93 92 82 72 69 67 70 83 89 87 80
DEWPT            57 59 59 60 63 61 61 60 63 66 65 66 69 69 68 67 68 71 70 71 71
MAX/MIN RH                   38          87          40          99          54
RH               81 49 38 38 51 71 78 84 81 51 40 43 65 90 97100 93 67 54 59 74
WIND DIR          N SW SW SW  S SW SW  N  N SW SW  S  S SW  N  N  N  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          0  2  4  4  2  1  1  0  0  2  3  4  1  1  0  0  0  3  5  5  2
WIND GUST                                                              16      
CLOUDS           B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)        72 29 17 27 37 45 52 49 28 23 65 56 71 69 66 80 74 67 82 82 52
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          50          70
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                SC             IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT          <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR        N SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD        0 13 10  9 12  4  3  2  2  8  8 13 12 11  3  3  3 19 21 21 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               0 80 88 70  6  2  2  1  2 38 55 82  6  5  2  2  4 71 88 55  5
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  1  2  3  4  6  5  1  1  1  3  5  8 10  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         B  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  8000  7500 13400  4300  7300
STA PRES            28.56 28.53 28.54 28.57 28.59 28.54 28.53 28.48 28.46 28.41


Date          Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       66      91      66      93      67      98      69      99
TEMP          69 71 89 83 69 70 90 86 70 72 95 90 72 74 99 92
DEWPT         69 69 69 70 67 68 68 69 65 66 67 69 65 67 66 69
RH           100 93 52 65 93 93 49 57 84 81 40 50 79 79 34 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      50      20      20       0       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC    IS SC IS    IS                           
TSTMS         SC    IS 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