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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
VAZ012-060800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026
Date 06/05/26 Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon
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 56 85 60 86 61
TEMP 66 62 59 63 74 80 84 76 65 63 61 63 75 81 84 76 66 63 61 66
DEWPT 52 52 51 54 56 55 54 54 53 53 54 57 60 61 61 61 62 62 60 62
MIN/MAX RH 82 36 81 47 99
RH 61 70 75 72 53 42 36 46 65 70 78 81 60 51 46 60 87 97 97 87
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW N N N N
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 31 22 27 33 56 57 34 45 49 45 51 45 47 64 80 77 77 72 69 70
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 5 4 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N S
T WIND SPD 4 5 5 11 16 13 13 9 6 5 4 8 12 4 2 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 3 3 11 77 91 96 4 3 3 2 10 69 29 11 2
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 1 2 2 3
STABILITY G G G A A A A F F F F A A B B F
CEILING None None None None None None None 3600 100
STA PRES 27.32 27.32 27.34 27.27 27.26 27.26 27.28 27.26
Date 06/08Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 81 60 80 60 81 61 85 62 86
TEMP 78 76 65 61 78 74 63 62 79 76 63 64 83 78 65 65 83 80
DEWPT 61 62 60 60 61 60 58 59 60 61 60 62 63 64 63 64 63 64
RH 56 62 84 97 56 62 84 90 52 60 90 93 51 62 93 97 51 58
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 40 60 20 60 20 50 20 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS SC SC NM IS IS NM NM IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS SC IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC 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
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