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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
VAZ018-100800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1031 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
Date 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu 06/11/26 Fri
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 68 84 70 91 71
TEMP 71 70 69 70 77 83 83 77 72 71 70 73 85 91 90 81 74 72 71 75
DEWPT 66 65 65 66 70 72 72 70 68 67 67 68 70 71 70 70 68 67 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 89 67 91 52 86
RH 84 84 87 87 79 70 70 79 87 87 90 84 61 52 52 69 82 84 87 76
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 2 2 3 4 4
WIND GUST 13 12 13 18 20 18 17 16 14 14 16 19 19 12 13 17 18
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 72 81 78 76 82 70 48 40 21 13 27 30 30 38 38 32 37 42 37 21
VSBY 9 7 7 6 8 9 9 10 9 7 7 10 9 10 10
POP 12HR 50 60 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 3 <1
T WIND DIR S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W
T WIND SPD 3 4 5 4 12 13 12 11 4 9 11 24 19 10 9 12
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 2 3 6 37 46 48 5 2 4 5 39 81 56 40 6
MAX LVORI 5 5 6 5 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY F F F C C C A G G G F A B A A G
CEILING 3100 1000 None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.80 27.78 27.72 27.71 27.73 27.76 27.71
Date 06/12Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26
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 92 67 89 63 89 66 83 64 82
TEMP 92 81 71 70 87 79 66 69 88 80 70 69 82 76 67 67 80 74
DEWPT 69 69 66 62 58 59 56 57 60 62 60 61 65 64 61 59 61 59
RH 47 67 84 76 38 50 70 66 39 54 71 76 56 66 81 75 52 59
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 10 20 10 30 40 60 40 40
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC 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
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