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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
NCZ006-060800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N 79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
Date 06/05/26 Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 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 65 95 70 96 71
TEMP 75 71 68 72 85 93 94 87 77 75 71 74 89 96 93 86 77 74 71 76
DEWPT 54 55 55 58 59 57 56 56 56 57 58 60 62 60 62 65 65 66 65 64
MIN/MAX RH 71 27 66 31 80
RH 48 57 63 61 41 30 28 35 48 54 63 62 41 30 36 50 67 76 81 66
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N NE
WIND SPD 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 3 4 3 2 2 4 5 5 1 0 0 1 3
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 32 31 25 24 42 65 40 31 33 46 38 36 27 47 61 76 77 73 57 53
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 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 6 9 7 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W
T WIND SPD 5 5 4 10 9 11 14 4 5 6 4 8 8 10 13 24
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 3 3 2 10 54105124 2 3 3 2 10 56103102 11
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2
STABILITY G G G A A A B G F F G A A A B F
CEILING None None None None None None None 11800 9700
STA PRES 29.39 29.39 29.41 29.32 29.30 29.32 29.33 29.31
Date 06/08Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 92 64 88 66 92 68 96 71 97
TEMP 89 86 70 66 85 83 70 69 89 85 72 72 93 89 74 75 94 90
DEWPT 61 63 61 60 59 60 61 63 60 61 61 64 63 64 65 66 64 66
RH 39 46 73 81 41 46 73 81 38 45 68 76 37 44 74 74 37 45
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 10 30 20 40 30 30 30 40
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC 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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