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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