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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

VAZ024-120800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date           07/11/26      Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            Tue
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                 66          81          64          79          62
TEMP          85 78 72 69 68 69 76 79 79 74 70 68 66 66 72 76 78 74 68 65 63 66
DEWPT         72 71 70 69 68 69 71 71 71 70 69 68 66 66 69 69 68 67 66 65 63 66
MIN/MAX RH                  100          74         100          73         100
RH            65 79 93100100100 85 77 77 87 97100100100 90 79 71 79 93100100100
WIND DIR      NW NW  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD       3  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     73 80 82 85 88 92 93 95 89 77 86 82 93 82 83 85 87 75 62 55 50 48
VSBY          10 10  5  5  5  5  9  9 10 10  5  4  5  7  8 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          80          90          70          20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM SC  O NM NM  O NM  O NM  O NM NM NM NM IS IS         
TSTMS         SC IS             SC SC SC SC IS IS       IS SC SC IS            
Obvis               PF  F  F  F                                                
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  N NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     5  6  3  3  3  3  4 12 11  8  5  9  8  9  9  9 10  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           13  3  2  2  2  4 12 35 25  4  3  4  4 13 21 27 27  4            
MAX LVORI      2  5  8 10 10  9  4  3  3  6  9  9  9  5  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  A  F            
CEILING              6000  4300   900  1900  2100   800  6500 21600 30900      
STA PRES            28.50 28.54 28.60 28.61 28.65 28.66 28.69 28.65            


Date           07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       88      64      96      68      96      68      96      68      93
TEMP          85 81 68 68 93 87 72 73 95 87 73 73 93 86 72 72 90 84
DEWPT         68 70 65 67 69 71 68 69 69 71 68 69 68 70 68 69 69 70
RH            57 69 90 97 46 59 87 87 43 59 84 87 44 59 87 90 50 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       5       5      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC IS       SC
TSTMS                                                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