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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026
VAZ024-202000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026
Date Sat 06/20/26 Sun 06/21/26 Mon 06/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 60 91 66 92
TEMP 78 85 86 78 67 63 60 65 81 88 90 84 72 69 67 71 85 89 86 79
DEWPT 56 54 56 57 57 57 56 59 61 59 60 63 61 61 62 65 69 71 73 70
MAX/MIN RH 35 88 36 86 55
RH 47 35 36 48 70 81 87 81 51 38 37 49 68 76 84 81 59 56 65 74
WIND DIR W W W W N N N N W SW SW N N SE S S SW SW SW W
WIND SPD 3 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 3 5 9 8 6 5
WIND GUST 14 17 13 18 23 19 19 20
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%) 48 34 8 7 5 11 43 55 32 26 25 25 40 59 58 80 80 94 94 62
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 90
RAIN SHWRS NM NM O O SC
TSTMS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT 5 7 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 4 3 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW W W W W E E SE S SW SW SW NW NW
T WIND SPD 13 12 13 11 3 2 2 2 11 13 11 1 3 2 2 9 23 21 16 11
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP PR
ADI 85110123 5 2 1 1 3 70118102 1 2 1 1 13 94 77 47 8
MAX LVORI 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 5 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY A A A G G G F B A A A G G F F A C C C E
CEILING None None None None None None None 6500 12800 4000
STA PRES 28.48 28.42 28.44 28.45 28.46 28.43 28.42 28.39 28.37 28.38
Date Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 88 60 87 61 87 61 88
TEMP 68 68 86 80 64 64 85 80 66 65 85 79 66 66 86 80
DEWPT 66 64 61 61 58 58 59 62 60 61 64 66 63 63 63 64
RH 93 87 43 52 81 81 41 54 81 87 50 64 90 90 46 58
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 40 20 5 20 20 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS 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