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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

NCZ006-052000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
131 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Date             Fri 06/05/26            Sat 06/06/26            Sun 06/07/26
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                 94          65          95          70          96
TEMP                   90 91 84 75 71 68 72 85 93 94 87 77 75 71 74 89 96 93 86
DEWPT                  53 53 55 54 55 55 58 59 57 56 56 56 57 58 60 62 60 62 65
MAX/MIN RH                   27          71          27          66          31
RH                     28 28 37 48 57 63 61 41 30 28 35 48 54 63 62 41 30 36 50
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                3  4  1  2  2  3  3  3  5  6  3  4  3  2  2  4  5  5  1
CLOUDS                 FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)               6  2 23 32 31 25 24 42 65 40 31 33 46 38 36 27 47 61 76
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS IS
MIX HGT                 8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  9  7 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD              9  8  3  5  5  4 10  9 11 14  4  5  6  4  8  8 10 13 24
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    85 75  2  3  3  2 10 54105124  2  3  3  2 10 56103102 11
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  G  F  F  G  A  A  A  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 11800
STA PRES                  29.39 29.39 29.39 29.41 29.32 29.30 29.32 29.33 29.31


Date          Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26
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       71      92      64      88      66      92      68      96
TEMP          74 76 89 82 68 66 85 83 69 69 89 86 72 72 93 88
DEWPT         66 64 61 63 61 60 59 60 61 63 60 61 61 64 63 64
RH            76 66 39 53 78 81 41 46 76 81 38 43 68 76 37 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20      10      10      30      20      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS                IS SC IS IS SC SC SC IS    SC
TSTMS         IS                   IS IS       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
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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