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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

VAZ046-100800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1031 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

Date           06/09/26      Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26            Fri
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                 69          87          70          95          72
TEMP                74 73 71 72 80 86 87 84 76 73 71 75 89 94 95 89 78 75 73 77
DEWPT               65 65 66 68 71 71 71 71 71 69 69 69 72 71 69 71 70 69 68 70
MIN/MAX RH                   90          60          92          43          87
RH                  74 76 84 87 74 61 59 65 85 87 93 82 57 47 43 56 76 82 84 79
WIND DIR            SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             4  4  8 10 10 11 10  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  6  4  4  4  4  4
WIND GUST                 18 20 20       17                                    
CLOUDS              OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           88 84 84 92 84 76 79 40 21 10 14 26 15 48 48 42 46 41 30 30
VSBY                10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     30          60           5          20          20
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC SC SC                   IS IS IS IS         
TSTMS                        IS IS SC SC                   IS IS IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W SW  W            
T WIND SPD           3  2  5 14 10 13 13 12  5  4  4  4 11  4  8 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  5 25 30 37 48  6  3  2  2  6 53 35 53  7            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  4  3  1  1  3  5  6  6  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            E  E  D  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  E            
CEILING                    1900   800   600  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.31 29.27 29.21 29.18 29.19 29.20 29.15            


Date           06/12Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26
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       97      70      94      66      93      67      87      66      86
TEMP          96 90 75 75 91 87 71 71 90 86 73 72 85 81 71 70 84 81
DEWPT         69 70 68 66 61 61 60 61 61 63 63 64 65 66 65 63 63 63
RH            42 52 79 74 37 42 68 71 38 46 71 76 51 60 81 78 49 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      30      10      10      20      30      60      40      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC                   IS SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS            SC SC                   IS 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