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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

NCZ005-130800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

Date           06/12/26      Sat 06/13/26            Sun 06/14/26            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                 71          91          70          95          68
TEMP                75 75 72 74 83 90 91 86 76 72 70 74 89 95 93 84 76 73 69 71
DEWPT               66 66 67 67 64 63 63 64 65 66 66 68 69 66 64 68 67 67 64 62
MIN/MAX RH                   85          39          88          37          83
RH                  74 74 84 79 53 41 40 48 69 81 87 82 52 39 38 59 74 81 84 73
WIND DIR            NW NW  N  N NE NE NW  E SE  S  S  S SW SW  W SW  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             4  3  3  5  5  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  6 10 11  8  4  4  5  5
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           69 76 54 33 34 48  8 27 35 40 38 31 37 66 67 62 63 58 62 54
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     20           5          20          50          30
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS             IS SC SC IS         
TSTMS                                       IS             IS SC IS IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW  W NW  N  E SE SW  S  E  S  S SW  W SW  W SW            
T WIND SPD           2  1  3 10  8  2  4  6  3  3  2  8 12 18 23 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP PR   
ADI                  1  1  2 18 42 18 38  3  2  2  1 10 76 91 83 10            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  3  1  2  1  2  3  5  6  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  C  C  D            
CEILING             10300  None  None  None  None  None  None  8400 10500      
STA PRES            29.19 29.21 29.25 29.20 29.20 29.18 29.16 29.10            


Date           06/15Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26
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       85      62      81      61      86      66      93      71      92
TEMP          83 82 68 65 78 78 66 66 84 83 70 71 90 88 76 75 90 85
DEWPT         58 57 56 56 56 56 58 59 56 57 63 64 65 66 66 65 64 63
RH            43 43 65 73 47 47 75 78 38 41 78 79 44 48 71 71 42 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      30      20      10       5      10      30      20      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS SC IS                      IS SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS            IS                                  SC 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