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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

VAZ024-180800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
901 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Date           06/17/26      Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26            Sat
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                 67          93          66          87          59
TEMP                72 69 68 73 88 91 88 81 74 71 68 69 79 85 86 79 67 62 59 63
DEWPT               55 56 58 63 68 70 71 68 68 67 66 66 64 60 57 56 55 55 54 55
MIN/MAX RH                   76          46          93          37          84
RH                  55 63 70 71 52 50 57 65 82 87 93 90 60 43 37 45 65 78 83 75
WIND DIR             S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  3  3  9 13 11 10  6  3  2  1  1  4  8  9  5  2  2  2  3
WIND GUST           14 16 16 27 32 28 25 24 14          14 19 21 20            
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           60 72 77 59 57 60 63 76 91 71 75 67 52 20 11 12 16 19 23 16
VSBY                10 10 10  8  7  6  6  6 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          40          30          10           0
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC    IS                              
TSTMS                              SC SC SC                                    
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2
T WIND DIR           S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD           8  9  8 10 28 31 29 11 11 11  9  6 13 16 19 12  4  3  2  2
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  4  4 23 86102110  8  5  5  4 10 51109137  6  2  2  1  6
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  D  D  C  E  F  F  F  B  C  B  B  F  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    7400  None  5300  4500  8300  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.26 28.28 28.28 28.33 28.33 28.36 28.38 28.47 28.50


Date           06/20Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26
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       86      60      90      65      88      63      86      60      86
TEMP          84 79 63 65 87 83 70 69 82 79 68 66 83 79 65 64 84 79
DEWPT         53 56 56 58 59 62 61 63 68 68 64 62 62 63 59 59 61 63
RH            34 45 78 78 39 49 73 81 63 69 87 87 49 58 81 84 46 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      30      80      40      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC NM  O SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                           SC       SC IS       IS          IS

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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