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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

NCZ005-010800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

Date           05/31/26      Mon 06/01/26            Tue 06/02/26            Wed
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          83          57          75          52
TEMP                67 65 64 66 76 81 81 75 66 63 59 59 67 72 74 70 60 55 52 57
DEWPT               56 58 59 62 62 56 53 52 50 51 52 53 51 48 47 48 48 48 47 49
MIN/MAX RH                   88          39          81          38          84
RH                  68 78 84 87 62 42 38 45 56 65 78 80 56 42 38 45 64 77 83 75
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W NW  N NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW
WIND SPD             5  6  8  6  5  6  8  5  4  3  5  8  8  9  8  4  2  1  2  3
CLOUDS              B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           67 75 44 38 41 33 54 60 70 52 79 39 38 31 27 18 10 14 18  6
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          20          10           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                            IS                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  8 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W SW NW NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD           6 13  9  9  6  6  6  6  3 17 18 18 24 21 18 16            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  5  9  8 16 33 44 27  5  2  8 12 39130153149  7            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  4  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  E  D  B  A  B  C  E  E  F  E  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              3700  None  None  None  4700  3500  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.28 29.24 29.22 29.21 29.25 29.32 29.40 29.42            


Date           06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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       79      56      86      60      90      64      92      67      91
TEMP          77 72 58 61 83 80 65 66 88 84 69 69 90 86 73 71 89 85
DEWPT         45 46 46 49 48 50 51 54 52 52 55 58 56 56 59 61 60 60
RH            32 39 64 65 30 35 60 65 29 33 61 68 32 36 62 71 38 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5       0       0       5      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                    IS IS
TSTMS                                                            IS

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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