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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

VAZ024-290800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

Date           06/28/26      Mon 06/29/26            Tue 06/30/26            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          88          67          94          69
TEMP                71 68 67 71 80 85 87 83 72 70 68 71 84 91 94 87 76 71 69 73
DEWPT               69 66 65 68 71 71 71 72 71 70 68 70 73 72 72 74 72 70 68 71
MIN/MAX RH                  100          60         100          50          98
RH                  93 93 93 90 74 63 59 70 97100100 97 70 54 49 65 87 97 97 93
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  N  N  N  N SW  S  S  S  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           36 47 55 61 52 51 51 39 43 54 71 55 38 37 13 11 11  4  9  5
VSBY                 8  5  4  5 10 10 10 10  8  7  0  7 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          30          20           5           5
RAIN SHWRS          IS          IS SC SC IS                                    
TSTMS                           IS SC SC                                       
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           4  3  2  6  4  2  3  9  5  6  4  3  3  1  3  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  1  9 17 11 16  4  3  3  2  5 14  7 18  4            
MAX LVORI            8  7  7  6  3  3  2  3  8  9  9  7  3  3  2  3            
STABILITY            G  F  F  B  B  A  A  G  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  2200  None  None  None      
STA PRES             28.5 28.53 28.59 28.58 28.61 28.64 28.66 28.60            


Date           07/01Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26
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       98      71     101      72      99      72     100      71      98
TEMP          96 90 73 75 99 91 73 75 98 87 73 76 99 87 73 75 97 84
DEWPT         71 73 69 71 65 68 68 70 64 67 68 70 66 69 69 71 67 70
RH            45 58 87 87 33 47 84 84 33 52 84 82 34 55 87 87 38 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0       5      10      20      30      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS       SC SC       SC
TSTMS                                       IS       SC IS       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