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

VAZ024-142000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

Date             Sun 06/14/26            Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26
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                 95          63          83          55          83
TEMP          64 69 88 95 92 82 74 70 64 65 74 81 82 74 64 59 56 60 73 80 83 77
DEWPT         57 60 64 66 67 68 68 65 59 57 55 53 52 52 52 51 51 52 54 53 55 57
MAX/MIN RH                   38          85          36          84          38
RH            78 73 45 39 44 63 82 84 84 75 51 38 35 46 65 75 83 75 51 39 38 50
WIND DIR       N  N SW SW  W  W SW  W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       0  0  4  6  8  5  4  4  4  5  4  5  6  4  2  1  0  0  1  3  4  2
WIND GUST              17 19 19 18 17 14 16          17                        
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     66 30 30 43 62 51 64 57 48 10  8 16 17  9 15 37 40 51 34 35 30 38
VSBY           9 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          30           0           5          10
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC                                                
TSTMS                  IS SC IS                                                
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  6  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  N  N  E  S SW  S  S
T WIND SPD     3  2 10 14 19 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12  3  3  3  5  5 10  9  8
DISPERSION    VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  2 59117113  8  8  8  8 32 64 79 80  6  2  2  2  8 32 81 61  4
MAX LVORI      4  3  1  1  1  3  4  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      F  A  A  B  B  E  E  E  E  A  A  A  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  7800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.42 28.29 28.28 28.33 28.40 28.38 28.41 28.42 28.42 28.36


Date          Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
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       58      89      64      95      67      87      60      87
TEMP          62 63 86 83 67 69 92 87 72 70 83 80 65 65 85 80
DEWPT         56 56 55 58 57 61 68 68 66 64 63 61 59 58 56 57
RH            81 78 35 43 70 76 46 53 81 81 51 52 81 78 37 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            5       5      10      40      50      60      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC SC NM SC            
TSTMS                           IS SC IS       SC            

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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