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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

VAZ046-052000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1231 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Date             Fri 06/05/26            Sat 06/06/26            Sun 06/07/26
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                 91          65          92          69          93
TEMP                   88 89 82 74 71 68 72 85 90 92 86 76 71 69 73 87 92 90 83
DEWPT                  54 55 60 56 56 56 59 59 58 58 59 58 58 58 60 64 66 66 67
MAX/MIN RH                   31          72          32          67          43
RH                     31 32 47 53 59 65 64 41 34 32 40 54 63 68 64 46 43 45 59
WIND DIR                W  W  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                6  5  2  3  4  4  4  8  9  9  4  4  5  5  5  8  8  6  4
CLOUDS                 FW CL SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              10  5 26 34 37 16 20 35 59 53 33 41 65 34 28 28 55 55 64
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC   
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC   
MIX HGT                 7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  4 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W SW  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD             10  9  3  3  4  4  9 16 16 17  4  4  3  4  8  9 11 20 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI                    81 81  2  2  2  2  9 76116135  2  3  2  2  8 49 55 78  8
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               B  A  G  G  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  E  E  F  A  B  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4400
STA PRES                  29.31 29.30 29.30 29.32 29.23 29.21 29.23 29.24 29.22


Date          Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26
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       68      88      61      85      64      89      68      93
TEMP          71 73 85 78 65 64 82 80 67 68 87 83 70 72 91 86
DEWPT         64 60 62 62 58 57 60 60 59 61 62 62 61 63 65 65
RH            79 64 46 58 78 78 47 51 75 78 43 49 73 73 42 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5      20      20      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                         IS    IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                                          SC IS       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