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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026
VAZ018-040800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026
Date 06/03/26 Thu 06/04/26 Fri 06/05/26 Sat
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 54 83 58 89 63
TEMP 74 69 62 59 57 61 72 78 81 73 65 61 58 64 80 86 88 79 69 65 63 68
DEWPT 46 52 46 46 45 49 50 50 50 57 52 50 49 54 55 55 54 59 56 54 53 56
MIN/MAX RH 74 33 72 31 70
RH 37 55 56 62 64 65 46 37 34 57 63 67 72 70 42 35 31 50 63 68 70 65
WIND DIR NE N N N NW NW N NE E E N W NW W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 3
WIND GUST 12
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 11 3 2 1 1 1 1 5 15 22 15 11 7 14 23 35 31 35 38 33 21 19
VSBY 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 7 <1
T WIND DIR NE E SE NW NW NW N NW SW SE S W W NW W W W W
T WIND SPD 6 3 1 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 9 8 9 4
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 49 2 1 1 1 2 26 17 17 1 2 2 2 3 55 63 75 2
MAX LVORI 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2
STABILITY B G G G G A A A A G G G G A A A A G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.02 28.01 28.03 27.94 27.93 27.93 27.93 27.87
Date 06/06Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26
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 89 64 86 64 82 59 80 59 83
TEMP 87 80 68 69 84 78 67 67 80 74 62 61 77 73 63 63 81 75
DEWPT 57 58 55 58 63 63 60 60 60 58 55 53 56 55 53 54 58 59
RH 36 47 63 68 49 60 78 78 51 57 78 75 48 53 70 72 46 58
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR 5 10 40 20 30 20 20 10 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC IS SC IS
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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