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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

VAZ024-280800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

Date           06/27/26      Sun 06/28/26            Mon 06/29/26            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                 67          87          66          89          67
TEMP          80 77 72 70 69 72 80 84 86 80 71 69 68 70 81 87 89 83 73 70 68 71
DEWPT         72 71 69 69 68 70 72 73 73 73 71 69 68 70 73 72 72 72 71 70 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                  100          65         100          57         100
RH            77 82 90 97 97 93 77 70 65 79100100100100 77 61 57 70 93100100 97
WIND DIR       W  W SW  N  N  N  W  S NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        OV B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     97 76 43 47 67 85 76 82 67 63 53 49 44 58 58 42 35 25 39 54 56 41
VSBY           9  9  7  6  5  7  8 10 10 10  8  3  2  8 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          60          40          40          10
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC          IS IS NM SC SC SC       SC SC IS IS               
TSTMS         SC                   IS SC IS                IS IS               
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  W NW NW  S SW  N NE NE  N  N NE  E  N  E SE            
T WIND SPD    11 11  2  2  2  1  3  1  0  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           29  5  1  1  1  1 12  5  0  1  1  1  1  1  4  6  6  3            
MAX LVORI      3  4  7  8  8  7  4  3  4  5 10 10 10 10  4  3  3  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  4800  3000  2900  None  None  1800  None  None      
STA PRES            28.46 28.43 28.44 28.43 28.48 28.54 28.59 28.58            


Date           06/30Wed 07/01/26Thu 07/02/26Fri 07/03/26Sat 07/04/26
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       94      69      98      71     101      72      99      72     100
TEMP          91 87 71 73 96 90 73 75 99 91 74 75 98 87 73 76 99 87
DEWPT         72 73 68 69 69 71 68 69 67 69 68 69 65 68 69 70 66 69
RH            54 63 90 87 42 54 84 82 36 49 82 82 34 53 87 82 34 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0      10      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS       SC
TSTMS                                                   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