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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
VAZ012-140800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Date 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon 06/15/26 Tue
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 63 79 56 75 51
TEMP 82 75 66 64 63 67 77 78 76 71 67 64 59 56 65 71 75 69 58 54 52 55
DEWPT 56 57 55 55 55 61 63 64 66 66 65 62 57 56 53 51 50 51 50 49 48 49
MIN/MAX RH 80 58 97 42 87
RH 41 54 68 73 75 81 62 62 71 84 93 93 93100 65 49 41 53 75 83 86 80
WIND DIR NW N N N SW SW W SW W W W NW NW NW NW W W NW N N N N
WIND SPD 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
WIND GUST 17 17 14 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 16 7 21 22 38 21 35 58 77 74 73 65 81 57 45 43 41 32 33 51 45 54
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 7 8 2 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 70 60 0 10
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM SC
TSTMS SC SC IS
MIX HGT 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 4 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 5 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW W W NW
T WIND SPD 6 3 1 2 3 4 21 27 26 9 9 5 13 14 13 8 10 10
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 49 2 1 1 2 4104110102 6 6 3 6 31 51 39 59 5
MAX LVORI 1 2 4 3 4 4 1 1 3 4 6 6 6 4 1 1 1 2
STABILITY A G G G G A A C C E E F F B A A A G
CEILING None None None 2400 1300 700 None None None
STA PRES 27.27 27.25 27.20 27.14 27.13 27.14 27.19 27.17
Date 06/16Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26
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 79 52 82 59 85 61 79 54 81
TEMP 74 71 55 57 76 74 62 63 79 76 66 63 74 71 59 58 75 72
DEWPT 49 50 49 52 53 55 56 61 66 65 64 63 63 60 57 57 54 56
RH 41 47 80 83 45 51 81 93 64 69 93100 69 68 93 96 48 57
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 70 70 70 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS NM NM NM NM NM IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS SC
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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