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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
NCZ005-062000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N 79.70W Elev. 858 ft
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26
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 93 69 95 70 93
TEMP 91 91 85 76 73 69 72 86 93 92 86 76 73 71 74 86 93 91 85
DEWPT 57 55 57 57 58 58 59 61 59 60 63 63 64 63 63 62 61 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 29 69 31 77 34
RH 32 30 39 52 59 68 64 43 32 34 46 64 73 76 69 45 35 37 46
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW N NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 6 8 5 6 5 4 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 5 3
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 57 38 35 47 32 36 24 32 43 55 75 80 67 72 56 53 60 63 75
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT 7 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 7 <1
T WIND DIR W SW W SW SW SW W NW W W W W W NW N E E E SE
T WIND SPD 9 11 11 4 6 3 3 8 9 12 12 4 3 3 5 13 6 5 11
DISPERSION PR PR PR VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 45 94 5 3 3 2 3 54 76 98 6 2 2 2 10 46 32 27 5
MAX LVORI 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 2 2
STABILITY C B F E F F A A B B F F F F B C C C F
CEILING None None None None 12400 9000 14600 None 5500
STA PRES 29.23 29.23 29.24 29.25 29.19 29.24 29.28 29.35 29.35
Date Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 67 88 68 89 69 92 71 96
TEMP 71 69 85 83 72 71 87 83 72 72 90 86 74 75 94 89
DEWPT 63 61 61 63 64 66 64 66 66 67 66 66 67 68 65 67
RH 76 76 45 51 76 84 46 57 81 84 45 51 79 79 39 48
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW B1
POP 12HR 20 30 30 60 30 30 20 40
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS SC IS SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC 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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