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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

VAZ024-232000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Date             Tue 06/23/26            Wed 06/24/26            Thu 06/25/26
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                 83          54          85          58          90
TEMP                74 80 82 74 64 59 56 60 75 82 84 77 65 60 58 63 80 87 89 83
DEWPT               68 67 63 59 56 55 53 56 56 54 55 60 57 56 54 58 60 61 62 65
MAX/MIN RH                   60          93          36          89          39
RH                  82 65 53 59 75 87 90 87 52 38 37 56 75 87 86 84 51 42 41 55
WIND DIR             N  N NW NW  W  W  W NW  N  N SW  S  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             1  5  8  5  2  1  2  1  1  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  2  5  5  2
WIND GUST                 18 21                                                
CLOUDS              OV B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           90 63 42 11  3  6  6  9 31 35 32 36 17 20 24 11 14 19 17 18
VSBY                 3  6 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          NM SC                                                      
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT              1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SE  E  N  N NE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           6 11 16 12  9  4  4  3  3  3  2  1  2  2  2  1  9 11 11  9
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 11 37 74  6  4  2  2  4 17 22 16  1  1  1  1  1 42 87 87  4
MAX LVORI            5  3  1  3  4  5  6  5  2  2  2  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.36 28.40 28.51 28.54 28.58 28.53 28.54 28.56 28.57 28.54


Date          Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26
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      93      67      91      67      93      67      94
TEMP          67 69 91 82 70 70 88 83 70 71 91 85 70 72 92 87
DEWPT         62 65 67 69 67 68 69 69 67 67 68 69 66 67 68 69
RH            84 87 45 65 90 93 54 63 90 87 47 59 87 84 46 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            5      40      40      40      10      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC SC SC          IS            
TSTMS                  SC SC    IS SC          IS            

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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