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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

VAZ046-102000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

Date             Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26            Fri 06/12/26
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                 84          71          95          72          96
TEMP                79 83 83 80 75 73 71 75 88 94 93 87 78 74 72 77 89 94 93 85
DEWPT               70 71 71 71 70 69 68 70 72 70 70 70 70 69 68 69 70 69 68 70
MAX/MIN RH                   67          91          45          88          43
RH                  74 67 67 74 84 87 90 84 59 46 47 57 76 84 87 76 54 44 44 61
WIND DIR            SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            11 11 11  6  6  5  5  5  6  6  8  4  5  4  4  4  8  9 10  6
WIND GUST           21 21    17                                                
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           76 70 71 45 24 12  3 15  2  9 13 40 40 25 31 18 20 55 55 53
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  6 10 10 10 10 10 10                     
POP 12HR                     70          10          10          20          30
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC                         IS IS             SC SC SC
TSTMS               IS SC SC                         IS IS             SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          13 21 26 14  6  5  5  5 11 12 14 11  3  3  4 10 11  9 12 11
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP PR VP VP             PR
ADI                 33 63 69 10  3  3  3  6 52 87 92  5  2  2  2 10 62 67 48  8
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  C  E
CEILING              2700  3200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.28 29.19 29.17 29.20 29.21 29.15 29.15 29.18 29.17 29.11


Date          Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26
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       70      91      66      94      69      89      65      85
TEMP          73 74 88 85 69 71 92 88 73 72 87 83 70 68 82 80
DEWPT         68 66 60 60 60 63 61 64 64 64 65 64 62 61 63 63
RH            84 76 39 43 73 76 36 45 73 76 48 53 76 78 53 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30       5       5      30      40      50      50      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC                   SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC                   SC 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