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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026
NCZ001-120800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N 81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1031 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026
Date 06/11/26 Fri 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26 Sun
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 76 64 78 63
TEMP 71 69 68 68 71 75 76 70 67 67 65 65 69 76 78 72 65 64 63 66
DEWPT 60 62 62 63 62 62 63 62 61 63 61 60 58 55 55 58 57 57 58 59
MIN/MAX RH 83 63 89 45 82
RH 68 78 81 84 73 64 64 76 81 87 87 84 68 48 45 61 75 78 84 78
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW W W
WIND SPD 10 16 17 21 18 11 11 16 16 14 12 8 3 4 4 4 4 6 8 10
WIND GUST 27 34
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 26 45 53 29 22 24 61 73 61 55 47 31 17 54 54 51 38 35 46 55
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 1 9 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 40 30 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 4 1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 5 <1
T WIND DIR W W W NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW
T WIND SPD 3 6 17 31 23 18 12 16 9 10 11 10 10 6 5 3
DISPERSION FR GD GD GD GD GD FR VP VP PR PR
ADI 2 6 15 54 72 73 36 14 8 9 10 16 41 42 37 2
MAX LVORI 5 4 4 4 3 1 1 3 4 5 5 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY E D D C C C D D D D D B A B A F
CEILING None None 1300 4300 None None None None
STA PRES 26.71 26.71 26.68 26.72 26.73 26.76 26.71
Date 06/14Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26
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 78 58 73 56 70 54 74 57 78
TEMP 76 68 63 59 66 64 60 57 64 61 57 57 67 65 59 60 70 69
DEWPT 62 61 61 57 55 53 54 52 52 52 52 51 51 53 53 54 58 59
RH 62 78 93 93 68 67 81 83 65 72 83 80 56 65 80 81 66 70
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 40 30 20 40 20 20 10 50
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS 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
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