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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

VAZ020-212000-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Date             Sun 06/21/26            Mon 06/22/26            Tue 06/23/26
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                 84          61          84          64          83
TEMP                75 80 83 76 69 66 63 66 76 80 83 77 71 69 67 69 74 80 82 74
DEWPT               55 53 52 54 54 53 54 57 63 67 68 66 66 65 64 63 60 58 55 53
MAX/MIN RH                   34          81          60          94          40
RH                  50 39 34 46 59 63 72 73 64 65 61 69 84 87 90 81 62 47 40 48
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW NE NE  W  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  6  5  2  3  2  2  3  6 11 10  4  4  2  3  3  3  2  3  4
WIND GUST                                                                    14
CLOUDS              FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           25 27 22 32 51 46 52 42 44 75 78 97 86 70 55 51 51 46 28 23
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  6 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          90         100          30
RAIN SHWRS                                     NM NM  O NM       SC SC         
TSTMS                                          SC NM                           
MIX HGT              5  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  4  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NE NE NE SE SW SW SW  W  W  E NW NW NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD          16 13 13  6  3  3  3  3 18 25 19  5  3  1  3 12 11 12 10 13
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                101 98110  3  2  2  2  4 81 73 61  4  2  1  2 27 51 71 52  6
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  A  G  F  F  F  A  B  D  C  E  E  F  F  B  B  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  4300  2900  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.82 27.80 27.83 27.81 27.79 27.76 27.73 27.72 27.82 27.83


Date          Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26
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       59      85      63      85      63      86      63      87
TEMP          62 63 81 77 66 66 81 76 67 67 83 77 67 67 83 78
DEWPT         53 54 52 54 54 57 61 61 61 63 61 60 60 61 60 60
RH            72 72 37 45 65 73 51 60 81 87 47 56 78 81 46 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5      50      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC    IS SC    IS IS SC
TSTMS                           IS SC IS       SC          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