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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
NCZ003-060800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N 80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
401 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
Date 06/05/26 Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon
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 62 89 65 90 68
TEMP 85 79 71 67 64 68 80 86 88 83 73 68 65 68 81 87 89 83 74 70 69 72
DEWPT 55 58 57 56 56 58 59 57 57 58 58 58 56 58 61 61 62 64 65 64 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 79 34 73 40 83
RH 36 49 61 68 75 70 49 37 35 43 59 70 73 70 51 42 41 53 74 81 81 76
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW N NE
WIND SPD 5 5 6 4 3 3 4 5 8 8 8 5 4 3 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 5
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 21 28 32 27 16 32 51 41 34 34 47 56 33 41 35 53 59 73 76 77 79 69
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 6 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW W W W NW W SW SW
T WIND SPD 8 6 3 3 2 2 9 10 12 8 6 3 3 2 9 8 18 8
DISPERSION PR PR VP VP PR PR PR VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 65 3 2 2 1 2 45 86 99 5 6 2 2 2 53 64124 4
MAX LVORI 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2
STABILITY A F F F G A A A B E D E F A A B B F
CEILING None None None None None None None 11000 7900
STA PRES 28.99 28.99 29.01 28.93 28.91 28.92 28.94 28.94
Date 06/08Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 84 65 84 65 86 66 90 68 92
TEMP 82 82 70 66 80 79 68 67 83 81 69 69 87 83 71 71 88 85
DEWPT 62 63 63 61 61 61 60 62 62 62 61 63 63 65 64 65 64 66
RH 51 53 78 84 52 54 76 84 49 53 76 81 45 55 79 81 45 53
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 30 30 40 30 50 30 40 30 40
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
TSTMS SC SC IS SC SC SC 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
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