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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
211 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

NCZ005-020800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
211 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

Date           05/31/26      Mon 06/01/26            Tue 06/02/26            Wed
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                 62          84          58          74          52
TEMP                      64 66 78 83 81 75 67 64 60 59 65 71 73 69 59 54 52 57
DEWPT                     59 61 59 53 52 52 49 50 52 53 52 49 47 47 46 46 46 48
MIN/MAX RH                   87          35          80          39          80
RH                        84 84 52 36 37 45 52 60 75 80 63 46 40 45 62 74 80 72
WIND DIR                  SW  W NW  N  N NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NW NW
WIND SPD                   6  6  5  6  6  5  4  3  5  9  9  9  9  4  2  1  2  3
CLOUDS                    B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 53 19 28 38 49 61 64 50 55 65 34 29 27 23  9  4  5  1
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10          10          10           0
MIX HGT                   <1  1  5  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1
T WIND DIR                SW  W  N  N  N NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                12 10 11 10  9 12 12 10 16 17 14 16 12  8  3  3  3  3
DISPERSION                PR             PR VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        8 17 72 79 50  8  8  5 11 38 54104 78  4  2  2  2  4
MAX LVORI                  4  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3
STABILITY                  E  B  A  B  B  E  E  F  E  C  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  5800  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.21 29.20 29.20 29.27 29.34 29.44 29.48 29.51 29.51


Date           06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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      56      86      60      90      64      92      67      91
TEMP          77 74 58 61 84 80 64 65 88 85 68 68 90 85 72 70 89 84
DEWPT         45 46 46 48 47 49 51 53 51 52 54 57 54 55 58 60 59 59
RH            32 37 64 62 28 34 63 65 28 32 61 68 30 36 61 71 37 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       5       5       0       0       0      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                    IS IS
TSTMS                                                            IS

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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
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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