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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
VAZ012-090800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 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 61 80 61 84 63
TEMP 83 75 68 66 63 62 69 74 78 73 65 64 63 64 72 78 82 76 67 65 63 66
DEWPT 62 61 63 62 62 62 65 66 67 65 65 64 63 64 68 69 69 67 67 65 63 66
MIN/MAX RH 100 68 100 66 100
RH 49 62 84 87 97100 87 76 69 76100100100100 87 74 65 74100100100100
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 81 83 88 91 87 83 82 89 77 74 73 64 77 86 86 73 73 40 25 36 30 33
VSBY 7 10 10 10 10 6 4 6 6 7 10 10 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 10 10
POP 12HR 20 70 60 80 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC O O NM NM IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW W NW W W
T WIND SPD 17 11 4 8 9 9 14 17 19 13 10 5 4 8 14 19 11 9
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 89 5 2 4 4 16 33 53 59 6 5 3 2 9 40 61 43 4
MAX LVORI 1 3 5 6 7 5 4 3 1 4 9 9 9 8 4 3 1 3
STABILITY B F F F F B B B B F F F F C C C B G
CEILING 3100 1200 200 300 1000 100 100 600 1300 None
STA PRES 27.38 27.42 27.42 27.42 27.35 27.31 27.24 27.25 27.20
Date 06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 87 63 88 61 85 58 87 58 80
TEMP 84 79 66 66 83 77 65 63 80 75 61 62 82 76 62 62 78 74
DEWPT 67 67 65 66 67 67 64 63 58 59 57 58 58 61 59 60 59 60
RH 57 67 97100 59 71 97100 47 58 87 87 44 60 90 93 52 62
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 20 70 30 30 10 40 30 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS SC SC SC 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