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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

VAZ012-130800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
431 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

Date           06/12/26      Sat 06/13/26            Sun 06/14/26            Mon
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                 64          84          64          84          55
TEMP          83 72 69 67 65 64 75 81 84 77 68 65 64 68 78 84 80 71 66 62 58 56
DEWPT         63 65 65 64 63 62 61 59 56 60 59 60 60 63 63 64 67 66 65 61 57 56
MIN/MAX RH                   94          39          88          51         100
RH            51 79 87 90 93 93 62 47 38 56 73 84 87 84 60 51 65 84 97 97 96100
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  N  N SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD       4  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  2  5  5  5  4  4  3  2  2
WIND GUST                                                  17 16 14 14         
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     80 79 78 53 47 34  9  4 13 14 39 21 46 57 61 86 86 72 72 75 75 61
VSBY          10 10 10  8  3  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  5  2   
POP 12HR                     30           5          20          80          60
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC                                  IS SC SC  O NM SC         
TSTMS         SC SC                                     IS SC SC IS IS         
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W NW  N  N  W  W  W  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    20  5  6  6  4  4 10  6  6  1  3  3  4 12 20 25 28 19            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           79  3  3  3  2  8 46 48 49  1  2  2  2 14 71 96122 13            
MAX LVORI      1  4  6  6  6  6  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  4  1  1  1  4            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  B  C  C  B  E            
CEILING              2500  None  None  None  None  None  1600  6500  2400      
STA PRES            27.25 27.27 27.29 27.25 27.25 27.22 27.21 27.15            


Date           06/15Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26
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       76      50      77      52      80      55      85      60      82
TEMP          71 69 55 55 72 69 55 57 76 74 60 61 78 76 65 63 77 73
DEWPT         52 51 50 50 49 50 50 51 52 54 56 59 65 64 62 63 62 60
RH            51 53 83 83 44 51 83 80 43 50 87 93 64 66 90100 60 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      20      20       5      10      20      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS                   IS SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                             IS 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
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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