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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
VAZ012-102000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
501 AM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
Date Wed 06/10/26 Thu 06/11/26 Fri 06/12/26
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 63 84 64 87
TEMP 64 71 73 76 73 67 66 65 66 77 82 83 77 68 66 64 67 79 83 81 74
DEWPT 64 67 68 68 67 67 66 65 66 69 68 68 67 67 66 64 67 66 66 68 67
MAX/MIN RH 76 100 61 100 56
RH 100 87 84 76 81100100100100 76 63 61 71 97100100100 64 57 65 79
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST 14
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 90 90 85 81 45 40 53 26 24 25 35 32 29 17 24 21 11 13 80 80 66
VSBY 7 8 8 10 10 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9
POP 12HR 90 20 20 10 70
RAIN SHWRS O O SC SC IS IS IS NM NM IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <1 2 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 3 <1
T WIND DIR SW W W W SW W W W W NW W W W W W W W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 12 20 13 19 10 6 8 8 14 14 8 9 9 4 5 9 18 18 12 9 9
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 10 54 39 60 5 3 4 4 17 58 41 39 4 2 3 4 19 96 53 32 4
MAX LVORI 7 4 4 3 4 9 9 9 5 3 1 1 3 6 9 9 5 1 1 3 4
STABILITY C C C C F G F G A A A A G G G G A A C C F
CEILING 100 1600 None None None None None None None 3300
STA PRES 27.29 27.24 27.23 27.25 27.27 27.23 27.22 27.24 27.23 27.18
Date Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26
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 60 83 58 83 60 78 57 76
TEMP 64 62 79 76 60 62 81 77 64 62 75 72 61 59 73 71
DEWPT 64 62 55 58 55 58 59 62 61 61 62 61 59 58 59 59
RH 100100 44 54 84 87 47 60 90 97 64 68 93 96 62 66
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 5 5 40 50 50 50 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS 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