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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

VAZ046-060800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Date           06/05/26      Sat 06/06/26            Sun 06/07/26            Mon
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                 65          92          69          93          68
TEMP                74 71 68 72 85 90 92 86 76 71 69 73 87 92 90 83 75 71 69 73
DEWPT               56 56 56 59 59 58 58 59 58 58 58 60 64 66 66 67 66 64 61 60
MIN/MAX RH                   72          32          67          43          78
RH                  53 59 65 64 41 34 32 40 54 63 68 64 46 43 45 59 74 79 76 64
WIND DIR            SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N NE NE
WIND SPD             3  4  4  4  8  9  9  4  4  5  5  5  8  8  6  4  4  4  5  9
CLOUDS              SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           34 37 16 20 35 59 53 33 41 65 34 28 28 55 55 64 48 49 47 42
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          30           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC               
TSTMS                                                      SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W SW  W NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           3  4  4  9 16 16 17  4  4  3  4  8  9 11 20 12            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                  2  2  2  9 76116135  2  3  2  2  8 49 55 78  8            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  E  E  F  A  B  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4400  None      
STA PRES            29.30 29.30 29.32 29.23 29.21 29.23 29.24 29.22            


Date           06/08Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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       88      61      85      64      89      67      93      70      94
TEMP          85 82 66 64 82 80 68 68 87 83 71 71 90 86 73 74 92 88
DEWPT         62 62 58 57 60 60 59 61 62 62 61 63 65 65 65 65 66 67
RH            46 51 75 78 47 51 73 78 43 49 71 76 44 50 76 74 43 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5      20      20      40      20      30      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                   IS    IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC    IS SC
TSTMS                                    SC 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