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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
NCZ003-110800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N 80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
Date 06/10/26 Thu 06/11/26 Fri 06/12/26 Sat
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 67 90 68 89 66
TEMP 73 69 67 73 83 90 87 82 74 70 68 74 82 88 86 80 74 69 66 69
DEWPT 69 66 66 69 72 70 70 72 69 66 65 68 70 68 69 71 68 65 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 97 52 89 49 92
RH 87 90 97 87 70 52 57 72 84 87 90 82 67 52 57 74 82 87 90 84
WIND DIR N N N W NW W W N W NW NW W W W W NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST 17 16
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC FW SC FW CL B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 15 21 28 28 17 17 55 38 29 21 26 14 2 55 55 64 54 35 36 12
VSBY 9 9 5 5 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 5 30 20 30 5
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC
TSTMS SC IS SC
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 4 <1
T WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW W SW SW SW NW NW NW NW W SW NW
T WIND SPD 5 2 5 6 16 5 10 10 3 3 6 17 18 9 10 6
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP PR VP VP VP
ADI 3 1 3 7 85 44 40 5 2 2 3 19107 42 39 5
MAX LVORI 6 7 8 5 1 1 1 3 5 6 6 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY G G G A A A C G G G G A A C C E
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.09 28.11 28.12 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.07 28.03
Date 06/13Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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 90 63 92 67 85 64 80 60 80
TEMP 87 84 67 69 87 85 71 70 82 80 69 68 77 75 65 64 77 75
DEWPT 59 63 58 61 63 68 64 64 65 66 61 61 63 65 59 59 59 61
RH 39 49 73 76 45 57 79 81 56 62 76 78 62 71 81 84 54 62
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 30 30 60 60 70 30 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC 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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