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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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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