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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
NCZ006-142000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N 79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026
Date Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26 Tue 06/16/26
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 97 68 86 61 85
TEMP 71 75 89 96 96 87 77 75 71 70 77 83 86 81 69 65 62 64 74 81 84 81
DEWPT 67 69 71 68 66 68 69 68 65 61 58 54 52 53 53 52 52 54 56 56 57 59
MAX/MIN RH 38 82 32 73 39
RH 87 82 56 40 38 53 76 79 81 73 52 37 31 38 57 63 70 70 53 42 40 47
WIND DIR N N SW SW SW W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE E S N
WIND SPD 0 0 5 8 10 5 2 2 4 8 6 5 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 0
CLOUDS SC B1 FW B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 43 57 15 66 57 71 49 51 72 33 32 33 15 29 43 62 65 68 68 66 49 47
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 50 30 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
MIX HGT <1 1 5 8 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 7 <1
T WIND DIR SE S S SW SW W SW SW W N N N NW N N N N E E S S S
T WIND SPD 3 5 8 13 20 19 8 5 5 14 9 3 8 6 11 10 9 12 8 8 6 12
DISPERSION VP PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 8 48 68 86 13 4 3 4 35 46 23 63 3 5 5 4 24 30 50 55 6
MAX LVORI 6 4 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 2
STABILITY F B A C C E F F E B B A A G F F F B B B A F
CEILING None 4900 None None None None None 8200 4600 None
STA PRES 29.26 29.14 29.16 29.17 29.24 29.20 29.24 29.26 29.28 29.22
Date Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
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 63 92 70 98 73 91 64 89
TEMP 67 68 89 87 74 75 95 91 78 76 88 83 70 68 87 84
DEWPT 59 61 54 57 60 66 66 69 68 68 65 65 62 61 56 58
RH 75 78 30 36 62 74 39 49 71 76 47 55 76 78 35 41
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 30 30 70 40 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC NM SC
TSTMS SC SC SC 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