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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

VAZ012-100800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
601 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                 61          79          63          86          63
TEMP             69 65 64 63 64 71 76 79 75 67 66 64 66 77 83 86 79 68 66 64 67
DEWPT            66 65 64 63 64 68 68 69 67 67 66 64 66 69 68 69 68 67 66 64 67
MIN/MAX RH                  100          71         100          56         100
RH               90100100100100 90 76 72 76100100100100 76 61 57 69 97100100100
WIND DIR          S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          2  1  2  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  2  2  3  3
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)        83 57 76 86 81 87 71 66 44 35 37 53 34 28 64 64 35 16 23 23 26
VSBY              7  1  1  6  6  6  6  7  7 10 10  7  7  7  6  6 10            
POP 12HR                     50          80          30          50          10
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC NM  O SC SC IS       SC IS IS SC SC               
TSTMS                     IS    SC SC SC IS             IS SC SC               
Obvis               PF PF                                                      
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD        5  4  4  6  9 17 16 13  9  8  6 14 18 16  8  8  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  2  2  3  7 44 50 44  4  4  3  7 20 62 36 26  4            
MAX LVORI         6  9  9  9  8  4  3  3  4  9  9  8  5  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  F  G  G  F  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              4600  2200   100  None  None  None  None  3300  None      
STA PRES            27.33 27.30 27.27 27.23 27.21 27.24 27.26 27.22            


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       88      60      82      57      83      60      78      58      77
TEMP          87 77 65 62 80 75 60 62 81 76 63 62 76 72 61 60 75 71
DEWPT         66 67 65 62 57 58 55 57 58 61 60 61 62 62 61 60 59 58
RH            50 71100100 45 55 84 84 46 60 90 97 62 71100100 58 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60      20      20      10      30      40      70      40      50
RAIN SHWRS       NM IS       IS       IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS            NM IS       IS          SC SC       SC 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