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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026
NCZ018-020800-
RAWS 311941
36.22N 81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
201 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026
Date 06/01/26 Tue 06/02/26 Wed 06/03/26 Thu
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 51 63 46 70 51
TEMP 72 66 58 55 53 53 58 61 61 57 52 50 47 51 63 68 70 65 56 53 51 55
DEWPT 52 53 49 47 46 47 49 51 50 50 48 45 43 45 43 45 46 50 47 45 42 46
MIN/MAX RH 83 64 89 41 74
RH 49 63 72 74 77 80 72 70 67 77 86 83 86 80 48 43 42 58 72 74 71 72
WIND DIR NW N N NE E E E E E E N N N N NE E E SE N N N N
WIND SPD 8 3 1 1 1 3 6 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 48 58 47 48 78 78 61 51 55 24 7 8 4 3 0 1 7 4 2 2 3 1
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 5 30 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC
TSTMS SC SC
MIX HGT 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 3 1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 5 <1
T WIND DIR N N N N E E E E E E NE NE NE E NE NE NE SE
T WIND SPD 9 11 5 3 11 11 13 10 10 9 2 3 3 9 5 8 6 4
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 53 5 3 2 5 18 39 37 33 4 1 2 2 12 30 56 46 2
MAX LVORI 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 4 2 1 1 3
STABILITY B F F F F B C C C G G G G A A A A G
CEILING None None 4500 None None None None None None None
STA PRES 26.87 26.91 26.94 27.02 27.04 27.11 27.13 27.16 27.12
Date 06/04Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26
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 75 55 78 57 78 59 77 60 77
TEMP 73 69 56 59 76 71 59 60 76 72 60 62 76 72 62 63 76 70
DEWPT 49 54 48 50 52 56 51 53 54 58 54 55 58 60 57 58 61 60
RH 43 59 74 72 43 59 75 78 46 61 81 78 54 66 84 84 60 71
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 20 50
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS 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