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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026
NCZ001-030800-
RAWS 310141
36.40N 81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026
Date 06/02/26 Wed 06/03/26 Thu 06/04/26 Fri
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 48 70 50 76 54
TEMP 53 50 49 50 63 69 70 66 57 54 51 55 70 74 75 70 60 56 55 59
DEWPT 47 45 44 47 44 44 45 49 46 45 43 47 48 49 50 53 50 49 47 51
MIN/MAX RH 88 40 76 40 76
RH 80 83 83 89 50 40 41 54 67 71 74 74 45 41 41 55 69 77 74 75
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N NE E SE NW NW NW N SE S S W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 4 2 2 3 3
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 15 14 13 11 4 2 6 2 3 2 3 1 1 9 13 20 5 6 5 8
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS
TSTMS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 7 <1
T WIND DIR NE NE N NW N N NE E W W NW NW NE SE SW S
T WIND SPD 2 3 1 2 8 9 10 3 1 3 3 2 3 2 2 6
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 1 2 1 2 50 70 81 2 1 2 2 2 22 18 18 3
MAX LVORI 5 6 7 6 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 2
STABILITY G G G A A A A G G G G A A A A F
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.42 27.46 27.50 27.44 27.46 27.45 27.47 27.41
Date 06/05Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26
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 80 56 79 58 78 60 76 57 74
TEMP 78 73 60 61 77 73 62 62 76 73 63 62 74 71 61 59 71 70
DEWPT 52 55 51 53 54 55 53 55 57 59 58 58 60 59 57 55 57 56
RH 40 53 72 75 45 53 72 78 52 62 84 87 62 66 87 87 61 61
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 30 20 50 30 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC
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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.
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
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