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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

VAZ012-110800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1001 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

Date           06/10/26      Thu 06/11/26            Fri 06/12/26            Sat
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                 64          85          64          83          60
TEMP                68 67 66 69 78 83 84 79 69 67 65 67 77 82 80 73 67 63 60 62
DEWPT               64 64 64 66 68 68 68 67 66 65 63 66 67 67 69 67 65 63 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                   96          58          98          60         100
RH                  87 90 93 90 71 61 59 67 90 93 93 97 71 61 69 81 93100100 97
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  4  4  3  2  2  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)            7  8 41 13 34 45 48 38 19 34 47 13 11 86 86 72 66 49 43 13
VSBY                 9  9  5  5  9 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  3 10
POP 12HR                     10          40          20          80          10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS                   IS  O               
TSTMS                              IS IS                   IS SC               
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD           6  6  9 17 17  9 12  9  4  5  9 21 20 16  8 12            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  4 21 70 50 55  4  2  3  4 30103 67 23  6            
MAX LVORI            8  8  7  4  3  1  1  3  6  6  6  4  3  1  3  4            
STABILITY            G  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  3300  8800      
STA PRES                  27.26 27.28 27.23 27.24 27.25 27.23 27.20            


Date           06/13Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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       85      58      87      61      81      58      76      54      77
TEMP          81 75 60 62 80 76 65 63 76 72 62 61 70 69 58 57 72 69
DEWPT         54 57 54 58 60 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 58 58 55 55 54 55
RH            39 54 81 87 51 64 90 93 58 64 87 87 66 68 90 93 53 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5      60      50      60      60      60      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                   NM SC SC SC NM SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        SC IS    IS SC SC       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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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