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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026
VAZ046-040800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N 78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026
Date 06/03/26 Thu 06/04/26 Fri 06/05/26 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 54 85 59 91 66
TEMP 78 71 63 60 57 62 74 80 84 79 67 64 60 64 84 90 91 84 73 69 66 70
DEWPT 45 50 46 47 46 50 51 50 49 55 51 51 50 53 56 54 54 58 55 55 55 58
MIN/MAX RH 77 30 72 28 68
RH 31 47 54 62 67 65 44 35 30 44 56 63 69 67 38 30 29 41 53 61 68 66
WIND DIR NE NE NE NW W NW N N NE S S SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 9 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 4 5 6 2 4 5 5 4
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 4 13 6 11 2 2 15 27 22 29 31 41 24 23
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 0 0 0 5
MIX HGT 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 8 8 <1
T WIND DIR N NE N NW W NW N N SW S S SW SW W W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 11 2 2 3 3 2 4 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 5 9 10 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP PR PR
ADI 94 1 1 2 2 2 31 20 20 1 1 2 1 2 34 85 85 2
MAX LVORI 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2
STABILITY B G G G G A A A A G G F F A A A B G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 29.52 29.52 29.53 29.43 29.43 29.42 29.42 29.34
Date 06/06Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26
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 68 90 65 81 56 79 59 83
TEMP 91 86 72 72 88 84 70 68 80 74 62 59 75 75 63 63 81 77
DEWPT 58 58 57 60 63 64 63 61 60 59 56 53 55 56 56 57 58 59
RH 33 39 59 66 43 51 78 78 51 59 81 80 50 52 78 81 46 54
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 30 30 30 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS 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