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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

VAZ046-310800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
901 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

Date           05/30/26      Sun 05/31/26            Mon 06/01/26            Tue
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                 53          76          57          80          55
TEMP                62 57 53 54 67 73 75 71 63 62 60 62 75 79 78 71 64 59 56 59
DEWPT               46 45 45 47 49 51 51 55 52 52 54 57 58 56 53 53 51 52 50 52
MIN/MAX RH                   76          43          88          42          83
RH                  56 64 74 77 52 46 43 57 67 70 81 84 55 45 42 53 63 78 80 78
WIND DIR            NE NE NE  E  S SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             8  3  3  3  2  3  5  4  5  5  6  5  5  6  8  5  4  4  5  8
WIND GUST                                         17                           
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           11  9  7  5 22 21 25 36 37 23 47 40 52 59 54 49 40 51 53 55
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          10          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE  N NE SW  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  N  N NE NE            
T WIND SPD          20 11  3  8  1  4  8 11  5  6  5  8  6  5  5 12            
DISPERSION          PR VP VP             VP PR PR PR             PR VP VP PR   
ADI                  9  5  2 12  6 28 53  5  4  3  4 11 32 40 26  8            
MAX LVORI            2  3  5  4  2  2  1  3  3  3  5  4  1  1  2  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  E  F  E  A  B  B  C  E            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None 10300  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.44 29.43 29.32 29.28 29.23 29.23 29.21            


Date           06/02Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26
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       74      50      74      51      81      57      87      63      89
TEMP          72 68 55 56 72 69 56 57 79 74 62 63 84 81 68 68 87 82
DEWPT         51 52 49 49 47 49 47 49 50 54 51 54 56 59 57 59 61 63
RH            48 57 80 77 41 49 72 75 36 50 67 72 38 47 68 73 42 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      10      10       5       0       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC                                                
TSTMS            IS                                                

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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
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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