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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

VAZ024-300800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
401 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Date           06/29/26      Tue 06/30/26            Wed 07/01/26            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                 67          92          68          98          71
TEMP          86 81 72 70 68 71 83 89 92 86 74 71 69 72 89 96 97 90 77 73 71 75
DEWPT         72 72 71 70 68 70 72 72 71 72 70 68 66 69 72 69 67 69 71 70 68 69
MIN/MAX RH                  100          51          95          36          92
RH            63 74 97100100 97 70 57 51 63 87 90 90 90 57 42 38 50 82 90 90 82
WIND DIR       E SE  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     28 56 36 47 60 58 35 31 14  9 15 20 23 12  2  8  6  2  1  2  5  6
VSBY          10 10 10  0  0  0 10 10 10 10 10  0  0  0 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20           5           5           5           5
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                                            
Obvis                  F+ F+ F+                                                
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     E SE  E SE SE  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  W  N NW  W SW            
T WIND SPD     6  8  3  3  4  4  5  4  3  9  2  2  2  3  6  2  3  1            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           29  4  2  2  2  7 24 27 19  4  1  1  1  3 32 17 29  1            
MAX LVORI      2  3 10 10  9  8  3  2  2  3  6  7  7  6  1  2  2  3            
STABILITY      A  F  G  F  F  B  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  2200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.64 28.66 28.69 28.62 28.61 28.61 28.59 28.56            


Date           07/02Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26
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       99      72     100      71     102      71     100      69      97
TEMP          98 91 74 75 98 87 73 76101 88 73 75 99 85 72 74 95 84
DEWPT         66 70 68 69 63 67 67 69 66 69 69 70 68 71 69 70 69 70
RH            35 50 82 82 32 52 81 79 32 54 87 84 37 63 90 87 43 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR            0       5      10      10      30      30      40      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC       SC SC       NM
TSTMS                                    SC 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