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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

VAZ024-150800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
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                 56          80          56          89          59
TEMP                66 61 58 57 70 78 80 69 64 60 57 58 76 88 87 77 68 63 59 61
DEWPT               56 52 50 50 53 58 59 60 58 57 55 55 61 63 63 63 62 60 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                   77          48          94          42          95
RH                  70 72 75 77 55 50 49 73 81 90 93 90 60 43 45 62 81 90 96 90
WIND DIR            NE  N  W  N SE SE SE SE  N  N  N  N  N SE SE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  3  2  0  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              FW SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           10 34 33 18 29 35  6 38 39 18  9  6  2  4  4  7  7  3  4  4
VSBY                10  8  8  8  8 10  7 10 10 10  8  0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  S  S  S SE  S  S  W  W SW SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD           8 11  9  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  3  3  2  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  5  4  6 20 21 20  2  2  2  1  1 10 15 10  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  4  2  2  2  3  5  7  8  7  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.72 28.78 28.85 28.81 28.84 28.84 28.86 28.81            


Date           09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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       91      64      94      65      90      66      92      65      85
TEMP          89 79 68 66 91 80 70 66 86 78 69 67 89 80 70 66 81 74
DEWPT         64 64 60 60 68 69 66 65 68 68 67 66 69 68 66 65 68 67
RH            44 60 76 81 47 69 87 97 55 71 93 97 52 67 87 97 65 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0      40      10      20      10      30      30      50
RAIN SHWRS                   SC          IS          SC SC    IS SC
TSTMS                        SC                      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
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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