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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
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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