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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
VAZ046-090800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N 78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1101 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu
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 61 86 69 91 71
TEMP 62 62 64 74 82 85 82 75 73 71 72 82 87 90 85 77 74 72 77
DEWPT 55 54 55 59 63 65 66 67 66 67 68 70 72 71 71 71 70 69 70
MIN/MAX RH 83 51 91 55 91
RH 78 75 73 59 53 51 58 76 79 87 87 67 61 54 63 82 87 90 79
WIND DIR E E SE S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND SPD 4 3 3 5 6 8 4 5 6 9 11 10 10 10 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST 19 17
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 72 77 79 79 68 85 92 72 87 86 83 71 68 68 47 30 21 23 21
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 5 5 40 50 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC
MIX HGT 1 <1 1 2 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 3 <1
T WIND DIR SE E SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S
T WIND SPD 10 5 3 6 9 10 14 3 4 11 14 14 14 14 16
DISPERSION VP VP VP PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 7 3 5 19 34 42 10 2 3 10 24 50 86 45 11
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 2 1 1 2 4 5 5 4 1 1 1 2
STABILITY E F B C C C E E E D D C B C E
CEILING 5200 4300 1200 1600 700 800 8400 None
STA PRES 29.54 29.52 29.42 29.36 29.30 29.27 29.18
Date 06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 96 72 98 69 93 67 94 67 91
TEMP 92 87 76 77 96 89 73 73 90 86 71 71 91 86 72 72 88 85
DEWPT 69 69 69 69 68 69 68 66 62 62 62 63 62 64 64 64 63 63
RH 47 55 79 76 40 52 84 79 39 45 73 76 38 48 76 76 43 48
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 20 30 40 20 10 20 30 40
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS 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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