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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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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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