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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

NCZ006-192000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
101 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

Date             Fri 06/19/26            Sat 06/20/26            Sun 06/21/26
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                 87          59          88          63          93
TEMP                   85 86 79 68 63 60 64 78 84 87 83 71 67 64 68 84 90 92 87
DEWPT                  66 61 57 54 54 53 56 55 53 54 57 56 57 59 61 61 60 61 63
MAX/MIN RH                   42          81          32          85          34
RH                     53 43 47 61 72 78 75 45 34 32 41 59 70 84 78 46 37 36 45
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  N  N  W  W NW  W  W  W  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD                8  9  5  2  0  1  1  3  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  1  4  5  2
WIND GUST                 19                                                   
CLOUDS                 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              57 29  9  5 11 29 30 26 48 30 44 28 13  0  0 10 25 30 39
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT                 6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N NW  W  W NW  W  W  W SW SW  S  W SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD             17 18  8  6  4  3  3  5  8  6  5  3  3  3  3  5 10 11 10
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    75136  4  3  2  2  3 32 60 60  3  2  2  2  3 34 87106  5
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               C  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.21 29.32 29.36 29.37 29.31 29.30 29.31 29.32 29.28


Date          Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
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       70      93      70      90      65      88      65      89
TEMP          74 74 92 83 73 73 87 84 69 69 85 83 69 69 86 83
DEWPT         65 68 70 72 69 68 65 66 62 62 62 64 64 65 64 66
RH            74 82 49 70 87 84 48 55 78 78 46 53 84 87 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR           10      80      50      30      20      20      30      30
RAIN SHWRS              O SC       SC IS       IS SC SC IS SC
TSTMS                  SC SC       SC IS       IS 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