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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