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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

VAZ012-120800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Date           06/11/26      Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26            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                 65          83          60          86          60
TEMP                70 68 67 69 79 83 81 72 67 65 61 62 74 82 86 78 65 62 60 64
DEWPT               61 61 63 67 67 67 67 65 64 64 60 61 58 54 54 58 57 56 55 59
MIN/MAX RH                   95          57          99          33          87
RH                  73 78 87 93 67 59 63 79 90 97 97 97 57 38 34 50 75 81 84 84
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  N  N SW SW
WIND SPD             4  6  6  4  5  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  2
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B1 FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           36 38 31 62 17 51 83 84 55 58 45 24 11 12 12 18 24 33 39 51
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  4  1 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          70          30           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC NM SC SC                               SC
TSTMS                              SC NM SC                                    
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NW  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD           5  6  9 17 21 19 14  8  5  8  5  8  4  5  5  1            
DISPERSION          VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  4 29108 83 42  4  3  4  3 11 19 36 42  1            
MAX LVORI            5  6  6  4  1  1  1  4  6  8  8  7  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  3300  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.21 27.23 27.22 27.20 27.25 27.28 27.30 27.24            


Date           06/14Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26
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      55      74      53      72      52      76      56      80
TEMP          83 74 62 57 71 69 57 57 70 68 55 56 74 72 58 60 76 75
DEWPT         64 65 61 57 55 54 53 53 52 53 52 52 52 53 53 56 60 61
RH            53 74 97100 57 59 86 86 53 59 90 86 46 51 83 87 58 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      60      20      20      20      10      10      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM    IS IS    IS IS IS                   SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC IS       IS          IS                      SC

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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