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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

VAZ024-050800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
601 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date           07/04/26      Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26            Tue
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                 72          93          71          91          68
TEMP             89 78 74 72 75 87 93 86 81 75 73 71 73 86 91 88 80 73 70 68 71
DEWPT            68 68 67 66 68 69 67 68 70 69 68 67 69 71 70 72 71 71 70 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                   82          43          88          50         100
RH               50 71 79 81 79 55 43 55 69 82 84 87 87 61 50 59 74 93100100 97
WIND DIR         NW  N  N  N  N  N  S SW  S  N  N  N  N SW SW  W  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          2  0  0  0  0  0  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        47 34 44 29 18 45 50 61 77 62 55 57 62 57 88 88 73 73 57 56 53
VSBY             10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  7  3  3  2  9 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          50          70          80          60
RAIN SHWRS       IS                SC SC NM SC              O  O NM NM         
TSTMS            IS                SC SC SC IS             SC SC SC            
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        W NW  W NW NW SW SW SW NW NE  E  S NW NW  W NE NE            
T WIND SPD       11  5  2  3  2  3  9 10  6  4  8  1  4  4  1  1  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               5  3  1  2  2 14 80 37  3  2  4  1  5 17  7  4  4            
MAX LVORI         2  3  4  5  4  2  1  1  3  5  5  6  5  2  2  3  3            
STABILITY         F  G  F  G  A  A  A  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  5200  5300  3000  None  3000   200      
STA PRES            28.47 28.47 28.47 28.43 28.47 28.51 28.52 28.47            


Date           07/07Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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       92      66      91      67      94      68      95      68      92
TEMP          89 83 70 69 88 84 70 71 90 86 72 73 91 85 72 72 89 83
DEWPT         69 69 68 67 66 67 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 70 69 69 69 69
RH            52 63 93 93 48 57 87 87 47 55 87 87 49 61 90 90 52 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           50      20      20      20      40      20      30      10      50
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS       IS IS       SC IS       SC       SC SC
TSTMS            SC          IS IS       SC IS       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
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