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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
VAZ046-102000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N 78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
Date Wed 06/10/26 Thu 06/11/26 Fri 06/12/26
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 84 71 95 72 96
TEMP 79 83 83 80 75 73 71 75 88 94 93 87 78 74 72 77 89 94 93 85
DEWPT 70 71 71 71 70 69 68 70 72 70 70 70 70 69 68 69 70 69 68 70
MAX/MIN RH 67 91 45 88 43
RH 74 67 67 74 84 87 90 84 59 46 47 57 76 84 87 76 54 44 44 61
WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 11 11 11 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 8 4 5 4 4 4 8 9 10 6
WIND GUST 21 21 17
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 76 70 71 45 24 12 3 15 2 9 13 40 40 25 31 18 20 55 55 53
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 70 10 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 4 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW W W W W W W W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 13 21 26 14 6 5 5 5 11 12 14 11 3 3 4 10 11 9 12 11
DISPERSION PR PR PR PR VP PR VP VP PR
ADI 33 63 69 10 3 3 3 6 52 87 92 5 2 2 2 10 62 67 48 8
MAX LVORI 3 1 1 3 5 6 6 5 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY D D D E F F F A B B B F F F F A B B C E
CEILING 2700 3200 None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 29.28 29.19 29.17 29.20 29.21 29.15 29.15 29.18 29.17 29.11
Date Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26
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 70 91 66 94 69 89 65 85
TEMP 73 74 88 85 69 71 92 88 73 72 87 83 70 68 82 80
DEWPT 68 66 60 60 60 63 61 64 64 64 65 64 62 61 63 63
RH 84 76 39 43 73 76 36 45 73 76 48 53 76 78 53 56
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 5 5 30 40 50 50 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS 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