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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
VAZ046-110800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N 78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1001 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
Date 06/10/26 Thu 06/11/26 Fri 06/12/26 Sat
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 71 95 73 93 70
TEMP 74 73 72 76 88 94 95 89 79 75 73 77 89 93 93 85 77 73 70 73
DEWPT 70 69 68 70 72 70 69 71 70 68 68 69 70 70 69 71 69 66 65 65
MIN/MAX RH 88 44 85 45 86
RH 87 87 87 82 59 46 43 56 74 79 84 76 54 47 46 63 76 79 84 76
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW N N
WIND SPD 4 3 3 5 6 6 9 5 5 4 4 4 8 9 10 6 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 2 3 5 8 10 13 30 48 35 41 12 25 9 50 50 58 63 27 28 20
VSBY 9 9 4 5 9 10 10 10 7 8 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 3 10
POP 12HR 0 30 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 6 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW W W W W W W W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 9 6 5 10 13 10 14 12 4 4 5 11 11 10 17 13
DISPERSION VP VP VP PR PR VP VP PR PR VP VP
ADI 4 3 3 12 64 75 83 8 2 3 3 12 60 80120 9
MAX LVORI 4 5 6 4 1 1 1 3 3 5 5 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY F F F A B B B E F E F A B B B E
CEILING None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 29.22 29.22 29.15 29.17 29.19 29.18 29.11
Date 06/13Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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 66 96 69 88 65 80 62 83
TEMP 90 85 70 71 93 87 74 72 85 81 70 68 78 75 66 66 80 77
DEWPT 60 60 59 62 63 65 64 64 63 64 62 61 63 63 61 61 61 61
RH 37 43 68 73 37 48 71 76 48 56 76 78 60 66 84 84 52 58
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 30 40 40 60 60 40 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC IS 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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