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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

VAZ024-150800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date           06/14/26      Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26            Wed
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          80          55          84          59
TEMP          89 80 74 71 66 66 74 79 79 73 64 59 55 60 74 81 83 78 67 62 59 63
DEWPT         65 67 66 64 59 57 54 51 50 51 50 49 49 52 53 52 53 56 55 55 54 55
MIN/MAX RH                   80          36          81          34          83
RH            45 65 76 79 78 73 50 38 36 46 60 69 80 75 48 37 36 47 65 78 83 75
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       6  4  4  3  3  4  4  5  6  4  2  1  1  0  1  3  4  2  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST     17 17 16 13 13 16          16                                    
CLOUDS        B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     69 50 68 48 37 14 15 11  7 16 39 37 43 57 31 26 26 28 44 52 41 18
VSBY          10  9  9  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                                               
TSTMS         SC                                                               
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5  6  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD    14  4  9 10 14 16 13 11 12 12  4  3  3  1  8 11 12 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           65  3  6  5  7 57 75 74 79  6  2  2  2  1 46 90102  5            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  E  E  F  G  A  A  A  B  F  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        4000 11300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.28 28.25 28.31 28.39 28.38 28.45 28.46 28.44 28.36            


Date           06/17Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26
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       90      64      96      67      86      59      86      58      90
TEMP          87 82 68 70 93 86 73 71 83 79 64 64 84 79 63 64 87 83
DEWPT         54 57 56 60 68 69 67 65 63 59 57 56 53 55 55 56 57 61
RH            32 43 65 71 44 57 81 81 51 50 78 75 34 44 75 75 36 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      20      50      60      60      10       5      20      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS    SC SC NM NM SC                IS IS IS
TSTMS                        SC SC    IS SC                      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