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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

VAZ012-050800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

Date           06/04/26      Fri 06/05/26            Sat 06/06/26            Sun
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                 53          85          57          85          59
TEMP                63 59 56 61 73 80 83 74 64 61 58 61 74 81 84 77 65 62 60 63
DEWPT               50 50 50 52 54 53 52 54 53 52 52 54 55 54 53 54 54 54 54 57
MIN/MAX RH                   90          34          80          35          82
RH                  62 72 80 72 51 39 34 50 67 72 80 78 51 39 34 45 68 75 81 81
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  1  2  2  3  4  4  2  1  2  2  2  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            0  3  5 11 13 42 33 36 87 43 25 34 21 38 42 38 26 26 32 35
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  2  8  8  8  4  4  5  6 11 18 13 12  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  2 45 57 59  2  2  3  3 13 94 95 97  4            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.38 27.39 27.41 27.32 27.33 27.32 27.34 27.28            


Date           06/07Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26
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       86      60      85      57      77      55      82      59      84
TEMP          81 76 64 63 80 75 62 59 74 72 59 59 79 76 62 62 82 77
DEWPT         60 61 61 61 59 60 58 55 54 54 56 56 57 58 57 58 59 61
RH            49 60 90 93 49 60 87 87 50 53 90 90 47 54 84 87 46 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      20      50      20      30      10      30      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC       IS SC       IS SC
TSTMS         IS SC IS    IS SC IS       IS          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