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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

NCZ005-170800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
231 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date           06/15/26      Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26            Thu
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                 58          81          63          90          71
TEMP                      61 64 71 78 81 78 69 67 64 67 81 88 89 86 77 74 73 76
DEWPT                     52 52 53 54 55 56 57 59 60 61 59 57 56 58 59 63 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   76          41          89          32          78
RH                        72 65 53 43 41 47 66 75 87 81 47 35 33 39 54 69 76 74
WIND DIR                   N NE  E  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   3  3  4  3  6  4  3  4  4  4  5  9 10  5  6 10 12 13
WIND GUST                                                                    24
CLOUDS                    B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW SC FW CL FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 87 58 65 55 59 80 85 74 69 13  2 10 37  8  5 15 38 38
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1  1  4  6  7  1 <1 <1 <1  1  6  8  9 <1            
T WIND DIR                 N NE  E SW  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD                 3 10  6  5  9  8  3  4  4  9  5 12 17 13            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR FR FR   
ADI                        2 15 34 39 43  4  2  2  3 13 41106155  6            
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  6  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  C  F  F  F  E  A  A  B  B  F            
CEILING                    4400  4400  4600 15800  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.21 29.22 29.12 29.11 29.12 29.15 29.07            


Date           06/18Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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       95      70      87      62      87      61      90      68      89
TEMP          94 85 75 74 86 81 67 66 84 82 65 67 87 85 71 71 87 84
DEWPT         67 68 68 67 66 63 59 58 53 54 54 56 56 59 61 64 64 66
RH            41 57 79 79 51 54 75 75 34 38 68 68 35 41 71 79 46 55
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      50      60      20       0       0       5      30      30
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC NM NM IS IS                      SC IS SC
TSTMS            SC SC       NM 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