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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

VAZ046-022000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1231 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

Date             Tue 06/02/26            Wed 06/03/26            Thu 06/04/26
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                 74          51          80          54          87
TEMP                   71 72 67 56 52 52 58 74 79 80 74 62 57 54 61 80 85 86 79
DEWPT                  46 44 47 45 45 45 49 46 46 46 50 47 47 47 50 51 51 51 55
MAX/MIN RH                   38          80          30          75          29
RH                     41 37 49 66 77 77 72 37 31 30 43 58 69 77 67 36 31 30 44
WIND DIR               NE NE NE NE  W  W  N  N  N NE NE  N NW  W NW  N NE SE  S
WIND SPD                9 10  3  1  2  4  4  6  8  6  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  3  2
CLOUDS                 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              36 20  6  4  4  3  1  3  2  2  7  4  4  2  3  4  3  5  5
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           0           0
MIX HGT                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  7  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  8  8 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE NE  N NW  W NW  N  N  N NE  N NW  W NW  N  N NW  S
T WIND SPD             12 13  3  3  3  3  3 11 11 10  2  2  3  3  2  5  3  3  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    88104  2  2  2  2  3 85 91 80  1  1  2  2  2 40 31 31  1
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  F  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.50 29.56 29.56 29.58 29.52 29.52 29.51 29.52 29.42


Date          Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26
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       59      91      64      93      67      90      65      84
TEMP          62 65 90 84 67 69 91 85 71 70 88 82 69 67 81 77
DEWPT         51 54 54 58 54 57 57 58 57 59 62 63 62 61 63 62
RH            67 68 30 41 63 66 32 40 61 68 42 53 78 81 54 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      20      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS 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