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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
VAZ012-082000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026
Date Mon 06/08/26 Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26
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 61 80 61 84
TEMP 82 83 75 68 66 63 62 69 74 78 73 65 64 63 64 72 78 82 76
DEWPT 61 62 61 63 62 62 62 65 66 67 65 65 64 63 64 68 69 69 67
MAX/MIN RH 45 100 68 100 66
RH 49 49 62 84 87 97100 87 76 69 76100100100100 87 74 65 74
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W W W W W W
WIND SPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%) 72 81 83 88 91 87 83 82 89 77 74 73 64 77 86 86 73 73 40
VSBY 10 7 10 10 10 10 6 4 6 6 7 10 10 6 6 6 6 6 7
POP 12HR 20 20 70 60 80
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC NM NM SC SC O O NM NM IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT 5 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 SE S S S S S S S SW W NW W W
T WIND SPD 10 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
ADI 64 89 5 2 4 4 16 33 53 59 6 5 3 2 9 40 61 43 4
MAX LVORI 1 1 3 5 6 7 5 4 3 1 4 9 9 9 8 4 3 1 3
STABILITY B 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
STA PRES 27.38 27.42 27.42 27.42 27.35 27.31 27.24 27.25 27.20
Date Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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 63 89 63 89 60 86 58 86
TEMP 65 66 84 79 66 66 86 75 64 63 80 76 60 62 81 76
DEWPT 65 66 67 67 65 66 67 67 64 63 58 59 57 58 58 61
RH 100100 57 67 97100 53 76100100 47 56 90 87 46 60
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 20 50 20 70 30 30 10 40
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS NM SC IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC IS 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