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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