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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026
NCZ006-130800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N 79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026
Date 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon
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 72 91 70 97 69
TEMP 77 75 73 75 84 89 91 86 76 73 70 74 90 97 95 85 76 75 71 70
DEWPT 68 68 68 68 66 65 64 65 67 68 68 70 71 68 65 69 69 68 66 63
MIN/MAX RH 87 41 92 36 83
RH 74 79 84 79 55 45 41 50 74 84 93 87 54 39 37 59 79 79 84 78
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE NE N SE SE N N S SW SW W SW SW W NW NW
WIND SPD 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 9 10 5 2 2 3 4
WIND GUST 19 20
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 70 67 39 43 45 56 12 27 39 28 29 30 39 70 70 64 63 64 62 63
VSBY 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 20 10 10 60 50
RAIN SHWRS IS NM SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 8 7 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW W N E SE SW S E S S SW SW SW W W
T WIND SPD 5 1 2 10 8 3 2 9 2 4 3 9 13 17 24 6
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP PR VP VP VP
ADI 3 1 1 20 45 24 18 4 1 2 2 12 87 85112 5
MAX LVORI 3 4 5 3 1 2 2 2 3 5 7 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY F F F A A B A G G G G A A C C E
CEILING 17700 None None None None None None 10400 10700
STA PRES 29.28 29.30 29.34 29.30 29.30 29.27 29.25 29.18
Date 06/15Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26
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 87 62 82 61 88 66 95 72 94
TEMP 84 83 69 65 78 78 66 66 85 84 70 72 92 89 77 76 91 87
DEWPT 59 59 57 57 57 59 60 61 57 59 64 65 66 67 67 66 65 65
RH 43 44 66 75 48 52 81 84 39 43 81 79 43 48 71 71 42 48
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 30 40 30 10 10 10 30 20 40
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS 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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