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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
NCZ006-062000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N 79.29W Elev. 580 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 95 70 97 71 95
TEMP 93 94 87 77 74 70 73 88 95 95 87 77 74 71 74 87 94 93 86
DEWPT 58 56 56 57 58 59 60 62 59 60 64 64 65 64 63 63 62 61 63
MAX/MIN RH 28 67 31 79 33
RH 31 28 35 50 57 68 64 42 30 31 46 64 74 79 69 45 35 35 46
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W N N N NE NE E E SE
WIND SPD 4 6 3 4 3 2 2 4 5 5 2 0 0 1 3 5 4 4 2
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 65 41 35 34 17 39 28 39 40 57 82 81 66 67 52 48 59 59 72
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
MIX HGT 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 7 8 <1
T WIND DIR W SW W SW SW SW W NW W W W SW W W N E E E E
T WIND SPD 9 11 10 4 6 4 6 10 9 12 10 4 4 3 5 14 8 8 12
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 83 97 5 2 3 2 7 74 89 63 5 2 2 2 10 67 38 39 6
MAX LVORI 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 2
STABILITY A B G F G G A A A C F F F F B A C C F
CEILING None None None None None 10200 16200 None 5700
STA PRES 29.32 29.32 29.33 29.35 29.28 29.32 29.37 29.44 29.45
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 90 68 91 70 94 72 97
TEMP 71 68 87 85 72 71 88 84 73 73 92 87 75 75 95 90
DEWPT 62 62 61 63 64 66 65 66 66 68 66 67 68 69 66 68
RH 73 81 42 48 76 84 47 55 79 84 43 52 79 82 39 49
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW B1
POP 12HR 10 30 20 50 40 30 20 40
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC SC 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