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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

VAZ046-120800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Date           06/11/26      Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26            Sun
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                 73          95          69          91          68
TEMP          95 88 79 75 74 77 89 94 95 85 77 74 70 72 83 89 91 85 73 69 68 72
DEWPT         67 67 67 67 66 69 70 69 68 70 69 68 65 65 63 61 59 62 60 61 64 67
MIN/MAX RH                   80          42          86          34          89
RH            40 50 67 76 76 76 54 44 42 61 76 82 84 79 51 39 34 46 64 76 87 84
WIND DIR       W SW  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE  E  S SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       8  5  4  4  4  5  9  9 10  6  5  4  3  3  4  2  3  2  2  2  3  4
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     21 49 38 39 28 13  8 27 58 66 72 54 35 33  8 13  8 12 16 26 35 47
VSBY          10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10  8 10  4  2 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          40          30           5          10
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS                SC SC                                    
TSTMS            IS IS                SC SC                                    
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N NE SE SW SE            
T WIND SPD    13 13  3  4  4 10 11 14 16 14  8  5  4 13  6  1  2  5            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          104  9  2  2  2 12 59113 69 10  5  4  2 22 40  9 19  3            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  4  5  5  3  1  2  2  2            
STABILITY      B  E  F  F  F  A  B  B  C  E  E  E  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None 18400  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.14 29.13 29.18 29.17 29.12 29.19 29.26 29.31 29.25            


Date           06/14Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26
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       94      65      83      63      79      61      84      63      90
TEMP          93 84 71 68 82 78 67 65 77 75 64 66 82 78 66 68 85 84
DEWPT         67 69 67 63 59 59 57 57 58 59 58 58 58 60 59 61 63 64
RH            43 61 87 84 46 52 70 75 52 58 81 75 44 54 78 78 48 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      30      20      30      30      20      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC       IS IS SC SC IS    IS IS IS          SC
TSTMS            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