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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

VAZ012-030800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026

Date           06/02/26      Wed 06/03/26            Thu 06/04/26            Fri
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                 44          77          49          83          54
TEMP          62 56 50 47 45 50 65 72 76 69 56 52 50 55 72 78 82 74 60 55 54 59
DEWPT         47 49 48 46 43 47 42 42 44 47 47 46 43 46 47 47 48 52 51 49 47 50
MIN/MAX RH                   95          32          79          30          78
RH            58 77 93 96 93 89 43 34 32 45 72 80 77 72 41 33 31 46 72 80 77 72
WIND DIR       E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  W  W  N  N  W  W
WIND SPD       3  1  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC SC B1 SC CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     67 40 27 37 59 38  1  7 13  5  4  2  1  2  0  7 16 22 13  5  6  7
VSBY          10 10  9  8  5  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                                               
TSTMS         SC                                                               
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     E NE  N NW  W  W  N  N  N NE  N SW  W  W  N  S SW  S            
T WIND SPD     5  3  2  1  2  2  8  9  9  3  0  2  2  1  2  1  2  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           29  2  1  1  1  2 52 70 72  2  0  1  1  1 14  9 19  1            
MAX LVORI      2  4  7  9  7  6  1  1  1  2  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.41 27.47 27.50 27.55 27.48 27.49 27.49 27.50 27.43            


Date           06/05Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26
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      56      84      58      82      58      80      56      78
TEMP          82 76 59 60 81 76 61 61 79 74 62 61 78 73 60 58 75 71
DEWPT         50 52 51 53 52 53 53 55 57 59 59 59 58 58 56 55 54 54
RH            33 43 75 78 37 45 75 81 47 59 90 93 50 59 87 90 48 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5      10      30      30      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                                    SC IS    IS SC IS IS 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