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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

VAZ012-092000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
501 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

Date             Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26
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                 77          62          81          63          89
TEMP             64 70 72 73 70 65 64 64 67 72 75 78 74 67 66 65 67 77 83 87 79
DEWPT            63 64 65 67 65 64 64 63 65 68 68 69 67 67 66 64 67 69 68 68 68
MAX/MIN RH                   77          98          74         100          55
RH               97 81 79 81 84 97100 97 93 87 79 74 79100100 97100 76 61 53 69
WIND DIR         SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          3  3  3  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  1
CLOUDS           OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%)        91 88100 87 89 75 76 67 75 74 90 62 72 33 30 31 51 51 61 61 22
VSBY              9 10  9 10 10  9  7  7  7  8  8 10  9 10 10  5 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          50          80          20          40
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM NM SC SC IS SC NM SC NM SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC   
TSTMS               IS SC SC IS       IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS       SC SC SC   
MIX HGT           1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR       SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD        9  9  9 13 10  4  5  6 12 17 19 18 10  6  6  8 13 13  6  8  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              16 23 20 42  5  2  3  3 17 40 58 67  5  3  3  4 14 53 30 34  3
MAX LVORI         5  4  3  3  5  8  9  8  5  4  3  3  4  9  9  9  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY         B  B  D  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING               300   700   500   100   100  1000  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.43 27.37 27.33 27.30 27.29 27.25 27.24 27.26 27.28 27.23


Date          Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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       63      89      61      82      57      82      59      78
TEMP          66 66 87 77 65 62 80 74 59 60 81 76 62 62 77 72
DEWPT         65 66 67 67 65 62 58 58 56 57 57 60 59 60 60 61
RH            97100 52 71100100 47 57 90 90 44 58 90 93 56 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           10      60      40      20      10      30      30      60
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC    IS IS          SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                  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