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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

VAZ012-112000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Date             Thu 06/11/26            Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26
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                 87          64          84          58          86
TEMP                79 84 85 77 69 67 66 68 79 83 82 73 67 62 59 61 73 81 85 77
DEWPT               68 66 66 66 65 66 66 68 68 67 69 66 65 62 59 61 57 54 53 58
MAX/MIN RH                   49         100          58         100          33
RH                  69 55 53 69 87 97100100 69 59 65 79 93100100100 57 39 33 52
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  N
WIND SPD             3  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  0
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           33 40 43 28 25 36  8 12 19 35 86 74 48 47 34 11  4 11 21 18
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  3 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     30           5          80          20           5
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS IS                   IS  O IS IS                     
TSTMS               IS IS IS                   IS NM IS                        
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          13  8 11  8  4  6  8 18 18 14 11 20  8  6  4  3  2  6  6  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 58 45 58  4  2  3  4 30 89 95 27  9  4  3  2  6 10 46 48  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  6  8  9  4  1  1  3  4  6  9  9  9  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  C  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  2900  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.27 27.23 27.22 27.24 27.24 27.23 27.27 27.25 27.28 27.24


Date          Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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      83      58      76      54      73      52      76
TEMP          61 63 83 73 63 60 74 70 58 57 71 69 55 56 73 70
DEWPT         55 59 63 65 62 59 57 57 55 55 53 54 52 53 52 54
RH            81 87 51 76 97 96 55 63 90 93 53 59 90 90 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10      60      40      50      40      40      20      20
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS       IS
TSTMS                  SC IS       SC       IS SC IS       IS

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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