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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
VAZ046-062000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N 78.80W Elev. 804 ft
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26
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 92 69 92 68 90
TEMP 90 92 86 75 71 69 73 86 91 90 84 76 71 69 71 81 89 90 84
DEWPT 59 58 60 59 58 58 61 65 66 66 67 66 63 61 59 61 62 61 62
MAX/MIN RH 33 68 44 77 38
RH 35 32 42 58 63 68 66 50 44 45 57 71 76 76 66 51 41 38 48
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W W W W W NW N NE NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 10 10 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 4 4 5 9 8 5 5 5
WIND GUST 19 16
CLOUDS B2 B1 FW B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 80 51 16 53 47 25 45 31 59 72 84 62 55 50 31 28 41 39 49
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 5 30 5 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
MIX HGT 7 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 6 7 <1
T WIND DIR W W W SW W W W NW W W W NW N NE NE E E E SE
T WIND SPD 14 14 11 5 4 4 11 10 11 11 8 6 3 10 18 13 8 6 9
DISPERSION VP VP PR PR VP VP VP PR PR
ADI 69 72 5 4 3 2 16 51 53 42 4 5 2 7 36 56 58 55 6
MAX LVORI 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 2
STABILITY C C F E E F A B C C F E E E B B A A E
CEILING None None None None 4700 4600 None None None
STA PRES 29.24 29.23 29.24 29.26 29.19 29.25 29.32 29.43 29.41
Date Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 63 87 67 88 69 92 71 95
TEMP 67 66 84 82 70 70 86 82 72 72 90 85 73 74 93 88
DEWPT 58 58 62 63 62 64 67 67 66 67 68 68 67 67 68 69
RH 73 75 48 53 76 81 53 61 81 84 49 57 81 79 44 54
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1
POP 12HR 5 20 20 60 30 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC NM SC IS IS SC IS SC
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS SC
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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.
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
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