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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

VAZ024-170800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
631 PM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date           06/16/26      Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26            Fri
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                 57          89          67          90          67
TEMP             74 66 62 59 63 79 87 89 83 71 69 68 74 86 89 89 82 75 71 68 69
DEWPT            55 56 55 53 56 57 56 55 56 58 59 61 63 68 68 68 68 68 67 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                   84          31          80          49          94
RH               51 70 78 80 78 47 35 32 40 63 70 78 69 55 50 50 63 79 87 93 90
WIND DIR          S  N  N  N  N  W  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD          2  0  0  0  0  4  5  5  2  3  4  5  9 12 11 10  6  4  3  2  2
WIND GUST                          16 16       18 19 28 29 28 26 25 17         
CLOUDS           SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        40 56 62 19 10 14 22 14 41 38 53 66 50 50 65 65 71 76 83 80 72
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6            
POP 12HR                     10           0          10          50          60
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                      SC SC SC IS       SC
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  5  1            
T WIND DIR       SW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD        9  2  2  2  2 11 14 14  6  8  9  9 12 29 33 29 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI               4  1  1  1  3 76141122  3  4  6  6 34126112128  9            
MAX LVORI         2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  E  E  B  C  D  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3700 10400      
STA PRES            28.34 28.34 28.36 28.30 28.30 28.28 28.30 28.31            


Date           06/19Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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       85      58      86      58      90      63      87      63      86
TEMP          82 78 63 63 83 78 62 63 87 82 68 67 83 79 68 67 84 80
DEWPT         63 59 56 56 52 54 54 56 57 60 59 61 66 67 65 64 65 64
RH            53 52 78 78 34 43 75 78 36 47 73 81 57 67 90 90 53 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           50       0       0       0       5      40      60      50      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC                            SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC                                     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