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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
VAZ012-062000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26
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 85 59 86 61 88
TEMP 80 84 76 65 62 60 63 75 81 82 75 66 63 61 64 76 82 85 77
DEWPT 55 55 55 54 54 54 57 60 60 61 61 62 61 59 62 62 61 62 62
MAX/MIN RH 37 83 45 98 46
RH 42 37 48 68 75 81 81 60 49 49 62 87 93 93 93 62 49 46 60
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W N N N N SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 54 39 33 36 51 46 41 48 72 69 73 73 68 71 72 55 72 76 83
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 4 1 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
TSTMS SC IS
MIX HGT 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 6 1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NE E S S S
T WIND SPD 11 12 9 5 5 5 6 10 6 9 5 4 3 3 5 10 12 13 8
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 49 85 4 3 3 3 7 56 41 48 3 2 2 2 6 50 80 87 4
MAX LVORI 1 1 2 3 3 5 4 1 1 1 3 6 8 7 6 1 1 1 3
STABILITY C A G G F F A A B B F F F F B B B B F
CEILING None None None 2500 9900 14700 2000 2900 1700
STA PRES 27.28 27.27 27.27 27.28 27.25 27.29 27.32 27.36 27.35
Date Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 61 83 61 80 61 83 63 86
TEMP 64 63 78 74 63 63 78 75 64 64 81 77 65 65 84 80
DEWPT 61 62 62 63 62 63 65 65 63 64 65 66 64 65 65 67
RH 90 97 58 69 97100 64 71 97100 58 69 97100 53 65
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 60 40 70 40 60 20 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC NM IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS 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