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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026
VAZ012-020800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026
Date 06/01/26 Tue 06/02/26 Wed 06/03/26 Thu
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 50 68 45 76 50
TEMP 58 54 51 53 63 68 65 60 53 49 46 51 65 72 76 69 56 52 50 55
DEWPT 45 45 45 47 48 48 49 49 47 45 42 46 43 43 44 48 47 45 42 45
MIN/MAX RH 83 48 91 31 79
RH 62 71 80 80 58 49 56 67 80 86 86 83 45 35 32 47 72 77 74 69
WIND DIR N NE E E E E E E N N N N N NE NE N N N N N
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 71 53 49 43 27 49 38 23 16 9 5 6 1 3 4 11 7 2 3 3
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 30 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 7 <1
T WIND DIR N N E E E E E E NE NE N W NE NE NE E
T WIND SPD 4 2 5 13 10 8 9 9 3 2 1 1 6 9 8 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 1 3 25 46 49 43 4 2 1 1 1 42 71 65 2
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 6 6 5 1 1 1 2
STABILITY F F F A A A A G G G G A A A A G
CEILING 6800 None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.28 27.32 27.40 27.42 27.49 27.51 27.54 27.49
Date 06/04Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26
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 83 53 82 56 83 58 81 59 81
TEMP 78 73 56 58 79 76 59 60 80 76 61 62 78 75 63 62 78 74
DEWPT 46 51 48 50 50 53 51 52 53 54 54 55 57 59 58 58 58 59
RH 32 46 74 75 36 45 75 75 39 46 78 78 48 58 84 87 50 59
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 20 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS 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