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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

VAZ012-082000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Date             Mon 06/08/26            Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 87          61          80          61          84
TEMP                   82 83 75 68 66 63 62 69 74 78 73 65 64 63 64 72 78 82 76
DEWPT                  61 62 61 63 62 62 62 65 66 67 65 65 64 63 64 68 69 69 67
MAX/MIN RH                   45         100          68         100          66
RH                     49 49 62 84 87 97100 87 76 69 76100100100100 87 74 65 74
WIND DIR               SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  2  3  4  4  4  3  2
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)              72 81 83 88 91 87 83 82 89 77 74 73 64 77 86 86 73 73 40
VSBY                   10  7 10 10 10 10  6  4  6  6  7 10 10  6  6  6  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     20          20          70          60          80
RAIN SHWRS                IS             IS SC NM NM SC       SC  O  O NM NM IS
TSTMS                     IS                IS SC SC IS       IS    SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT                 5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR             SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW  W  W
T WIND SPD             10 17 11  4  8  9  9 14 17 19 13 10  5  4  8 14 19 11  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    64 89  5  2  4  4 16 33 53 59  6  5  3  2  9 40 61 43  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  5  6  7  5  4  3  1  4  9  9  9  8  4  3  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  G
CEILING                    3100  1200   200   300  1000   100   100   600  1300
STA PRES                  27.38 27.42 27.42 27.42 27.35 27.31 27.24 27.25 27.20


Date          Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       63      89      63      89      60      86      58      86
TEMP          65 66 84 79 66 66 86 75 64 63 80 76 60 62 81 76
DEWPT         65 66 67 67 65 66 67 67 64 63 58 59 57 58 58 61
RH           100100 57 67 97100 53 76100100 47 56 90 87 46 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20      50      20      70      30      30      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS SC IS       NM SC    IS SC          SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC IS       SC SC       SC          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