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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

VAZ012-020800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

Date           06/01/26      Tue 06/02/26            Wed 06/03/26            Thu
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                 50          68          45          76          50
TEMP                58 54 51 53 63 68 65 60 53 49 46 51 65 72 76 69 56 52 50 55
DEWPT               45 45 45 47 48 48 49 49 47 45 42 46 43 43 44 48 47 45 42 45
MIN/MAX RH                   83          48          91          31          79
RH                  62 71 80 80 58 49 56 67 80 86 86 83 45 35 32 47 72 77 74 69
WIND DIR             N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           71 53 49 43 27 49 38 23 16  9  5  6  1  3  4 11  7  2  3  3
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          30           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS                                       
TSTMS                              IS IS                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  N  W NE NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD           4  2  5 13 10  8  9  9  3  2  1  1  6  9  8  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  3 25 46 49 43  4  2  1  1  1 42 71 65  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              6800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.28 27.32 27.40 27.42 27.49 27.51 27.54 27.49            


Date           06/04Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26
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       83      53      82      56      83      58      81      59      81
TEMP          78 73 56 58 79 76 59 60 80 76 61 62 78 75 63 62 78 74
DEWPT         46 51 48 50 50 53 51 52 53 54 54 55 57 59 58 58 58 59
RH            32 46 74 75 36 45 75 75 39 46 78 78 48 58 84 87 50 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      10      10      30      20      50
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                                                SC          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