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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