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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
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