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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
803 PM EDT Tue Jun 10 2025
NCZ001-110800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N 81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
803 PM EDT Tue Jun 10 2025
Date 06/10/25 Wed 06/11/25 Thu 06/12/25 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 56 70 58 74 60
TEMP 60 58 56 59 65 69 69 66 62 60 59 63 68 71 71 66 63 62 61 63
DEWPT 50 51 51 52 52 52 54 57 56 56 56 57 56 56 58 58 59 58 57 59
MIN/MAX RH 83 56 89 58 88
RH 69 77 83 78 63 55 59 73 81 87 90 81 65 59 63 75 87 87 87 87
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W SW S SE S SW W SW S S S S S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 6 6 5 4 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 4
CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 23 5 3 3 9 46 38 52 20 9 10 19 23 41 56 55 55 51 64 67
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 5 0 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 3 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW N W SW SW S W S W W SW S S S
T WIND SPD 4 3 3 2 4 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 4
DISPERSION PR PR PR VP VP VP VP PR VP PR VP
ADI 2 2 2 2 25 15 17 2 1 1 1 1 12 21 15 3
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 6 6 7 5 3 2 2 4
STABILITY F F F A A A A F G F F A A A C E
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 26.78 26.82 26.87 26.86 26.86 26.86 26.87 26.84
Date 06/13Sat 06/14/25Sun 06/15/25Mon 06/16/25Tue 06/17/25
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 74 62 74 63 72 63 73 62 74
TEMP 71 66 63 63 70 66 64 64 69 65 64 63 69 66 64 63 70 67
DEWPT 61 62 60 60 63 63 62 62 64 63 61 62 63 63 61 62 62 63
RH 71 87 90 90 78 90 93 93 84 93 90 97 81 90 90 97 76 87
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 50 20 70 40 80 50 80 50 70
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS SC NM SC IS SC O SC SC SC O SC SC SC NM
TSTMS IS IS IS NM IS IS SC SC IS IS 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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