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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

VAZ012-010800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

Date           05/31/26      Mon 06/01/26            Tue 06/02/26            Wed
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                 55          77          50          72          45
TEMP                62 60 58 59 68 73 74 66 58 54 52 54 65 70 68 61 54 49 45 51
DEWPT               56 57 56 57 52 49 47 48 46 46 45 47 47 46 47 48 47 45 43 46
MIN/MAX RH                   99          36          81          43          91
RH                  81 90 93 93 57 43 38 52 64 74 77 77 52 42 47 62 77 86 93 83
WIND DIR             S  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           63 59 54 54 59 47 56 58 49 66 65 42 38 59 59 28 16  6  6  3
VSBY                10  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10          10          40           5
RAIN SHWRS                IS                               SC SC               
TSTMS                                                      SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  4  1            
T WIND DIR           S SW  W NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD           5  4  6  9 12 11  9  8  3  4 12 17 14 11 10 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  3 14 56 69 42  4  2  2  6 33 78 73 46  5            
MAX LVORI            5  6  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  A  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              2800  None  None  5900  7100  2800  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.23 27.21 27.22 27.21 27.25 27.30 27.38 27.40            


Date           06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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       76      48      82      52      84      55      85      58      85
TEMP          72 66 52 55 77 72 55 58 79 75 59 60 80 75 62 62 80 75
DEWPT         42 46 44 46 46 50 49 50 50 53 52 54 54 56 56 57 58 60
RH            34 48 74 72 33 46 80 75 36 46 78 81 41 52 81 84 47 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5      10      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS SC SC
TSTMS                                                            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