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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
506 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

VAZ046-132000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
506 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

Date             Sat 06/13/26            Sun 06/14/26            Mon 06/15/26
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                 91          68          94          66          84
TEMP             74 83 88 90 83 75 72 70 74 86 91 89 82 75 72 68 67 76 81 83 78
DEWPT            67 64 61 59 63 63 65 66 69 70 68 68 69 69 67 64 61 58 57 55 55
MAX/MIN RH                   36          91          47          85          38
RH               79 53 40 35 51 66 79 87 84 59 47 50 65 82 84 87 81 54 44 38 45
WIND DIR          N NE  S SW SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD          2  2  3  5  2  2  2  3  5  9 11 12  9  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  4
WIND GUST                                      21    20                        
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)         9 25 24 17 16 17 26 29 44 42 83 64 43 54 50 49 30 22 41 27 42
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          60          20           5
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC IS IS                     
TSTMS                                          SC SC IS                        
MIX HGT           1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR       NE NE  E  W  E SE  E  N  S SW  S SW  S SW SW  W NW NW  W SW NW
T WIND SPD       11  6  1  4  1  4  1  0  6 10 10 11 10  5  5 11 10  8  6  5  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI              17 40  9 39  1  2  1  0  9 51 36 44  9  4  4  8 28 50 45 41  3
MAX LVORI         3  1  2  1  2  3  4  6  4  1  1  1  3  5  5  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  D  C  D  E  E  E  A  A  B  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.29 29.25 29.25 29.22 29.17 29.07 29.06 29.07 29.15 29.09


Date          Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26
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       60      81      60      86      66      95      71      91
TEMP          65 63 78 76 64 65 84 82 69 71 90 89 76 74 87 84
DEWPT         54 54 55 57 59 60 57 58 59 62 67 67 66 65 64 63
RH            68 72 45 52 84 84 40 44 70 73 47 48 71 74 46 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      10      10      10       5      30      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          SC 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
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