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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
803 PM EDT Tue Jun 10 2025
NCZ003-110800-
RAWS 310302
36.35N 80.48W Elev. 1076 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 63 84 63 87 66
TEMP 69 66 63 66 77 81 83 78 71 67 65 69 80 84 85 79 72 69 68 70
DEWPT 64 61 58 60 61 60 60 64 64 62 62 64 65 63 64 66 66 65 65 67
MIN/MAX RH 85 47 91 48 93
RH 84 84 84 81 58 49 46 62 79 84 90 84 60 49 50 64 81 87 90 90
WIND DIR W NW N N E S S S NW NW NW NW S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 37 43 37 19 3 21 37 14 12 7 13 10 27 38 36 43 50 41 57 62
VSBY 10 9 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 4 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 7 <1
T WIND DIR W NW NW N N SW SW SW NW W NW N SW SW S S
T WIND SPD 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 4 3 4 8
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 1 2 2 3 18 19 27 1 1 1 1 0 27 29 38 4
MAX LVORI 6 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 4 6 7 6 2 2 1 3
STABILITY G F 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 28.98 29.05 29.10 29.06 29.07 29.08 29.10 29.04
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 86 68 86 68 86 68 85 67 85
TEMP 83 78 70 70 83 77 71 71 82 77 70 70 81 77 70 71 82 79
DEWPT 68 68 67 68 70 69 68 69 70 69 68 68 70 69 67 68 69 70
RH 61 71 90 93 65 76 90 93 67 76 93 93 69 76 90 90 65 74
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 50 20 60 30 70 40 80 40 60
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS NM SC IS NM SC IS SC O SC IS SC NM
TSTMS IS SC IS 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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