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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
VAZ018-082000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1031 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26
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 88 64 84 68 87
TEMP 80 85 85 77 72 68 65 65 74 81 81 75 70 69 68 70 78 83 86 79
DEWPT 63 62 63 63 61 60 58 58 63 66 68 66 65 65 64 65 69 71 72 70
MAX/MIN RH 44 80 58 89 64
RH 56 46 48 62 68 76 78 78 69 60 65 74 84 87 87 84 74 67 63 74
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW W W W W
WIND SPD 4 4 5 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 3
WIND GUST 14 14 14 18 18 13 14 16 13 13 17 20 17 17 17
CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 38 45 49 71 90 82 73 80 78 74 68 86 71 80 74 84 84 69 61 42
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 5 3 2 1 10 6 7 10 10 10
POP 12HR 5 30 50 30 80
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC O O SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 4 <1
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S W W W W
T WIND SPD 14 12 14 18 18 11 9 5 5 6 8 6 4 3 3 6 11 14 8 8
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 71 86103 8 8 8 4 9 14 21 21 3 2 2 2 8 35 53 31 4
MAX LVORI 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 4 5 6 7 4 3 1 1 3
STABILITY A A A F F E F B B C C F F F F C C C C F
CEILING None 6200 800 1400 1700 700 4900 1100 4500
STA PRES 27.93 27.97 27.99 27.98 27.91 13.93 0.0 0.0 0.0
Date Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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 93 69 90 67 89 67 89
TEMP 71 73 92 82 72 73 88 80 70 71 87 80 69 71 88 80
DEWPT 67 67 70 69 66 67 69 69 65 64 65 66 62 63 65 66
RH 87 81 49 65 81 81 54 69 84 79 48 62 78 76 47 62
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 30 20 50 20 30 20 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS SC 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