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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

NCZ005-072000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
132 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

Date             Sat 06/07/25            Sun 06/08/25            Mon 06/09/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 86          67          84          64          86
TEMP                   83 83 79 72 70 68 70 78 82 83 78 71 68 65 69 79 83 85 80
DEWPT                  69 71 71 69 67 67 68 69 69 69 69 67 65 64 66 67 66 67 67
MAX/MIN RH                   63          95          62          96          54
RH                     63 67 77 90 90 97 93 74 65 63 74 87 90 97 90 67 57 55 65
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W NW  W SW SW  S
WIND SPD                6  6  2  2  2  3  4  8 11 11  5  3  3  2  2  3  6  6  4
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              61 64 57 69 87 87 81 69 80 62 57 24 18 18 19 18 37 50 66
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  9  7  9 10 10  9 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          40          60          20          10
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC IS    IS SC SC SC SC NM IS                      SC
TSTMS                  IS SC IS    IS IS IS IS SC SC IS                      SC
MIX HGT                 5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W NW  N  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD              9 11  5  0  2  3 14 20 26 21 11 10  5  4 10 10 11 13 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    36 33  3  0  1  2 11 79 65 77  8  5  3  2 10 48 76102  8
MAX LVORI               1  3  4  7  7  8  5  3  1  1  3  5  6  8  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  D  C  E  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  E
CEILING                    3300  4100  8900  8200 12500  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.04 29.05 29.03 29.01 28.98 29.06 29.12 29.17 29.11


Date          Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       68      84      63      86      64      89      67      89
TEMP          71 71 81 76 66 68 84 80 68 70 88 82 70 72 87 80
DEWPT         66 68 66 66 61 62 60 64 61 62 63 66 64 67 67 68
RH            84 90 60 71 84 81 44 58 78 76 43 58 81 84 52 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           30      30      10       5       0       5       5      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC                                  SC
TSTMS         SC       SC                                  SC

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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
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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