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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026
VAZ012-112000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026
Date Thu 06/11/26 Fri 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26
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 87 64 84 58 86
TEMP 79 84 85 77 69 67 66 68 79 83 82 73 67 62 59 61 73 81 85 77
DEWPT 68 66 66 66 65 66 66 68 68 67 69 66 65 62 59 61 57 54 53 58
MAX/MIN RH 49 100 58 100 33
RH 69 55 53 69 87 97100100 69 59 65 79 93100100100 57 39 33 52
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W N
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 33 40 43 28 25 36 8 12 19 35 86 74 48 47 34 11 4 11 21 18
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 3 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 30 5 80 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS O IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS NM IS
MIX HGT 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 6 <1
T WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N NW W W W
T WIND SPD 13 8 11 8 4 6 8 18 18 14 11 20 8 6 4 3 2 6 6 4
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 58 45 58 4 2 3 4 30 89 95 27 9 4 3 2 6 10 46 48 2
MAX LVORI 3 1 1 3 6 8 9 4 1 1 3 4 6 9 9 9 2 1 1 2
STABILITY A A A G G G F A A A C F F F G A A A A G
CEILING None None None None None 2900 None None None None
STA PRES 27.27 27.23 27.22 27.24 27.24 27.23 27.27 27.25 27.28 27.24
Date Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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 59 83 58 76 54 73 52 76
TEMP 61 63 83 73 63 60 74 70 58 57 71 69 55 56 73 70
DEWPT 55 59 63 65 62 59 57 57 55 55 53 54 52 53 52 54
RH 81 87 51 76 97 96 55 63 90 93 53 59 90 90 48 57
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 10 60 40 50 40 40 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC IS SC IS SC IS IS
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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