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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

NCZ019-072000-
RAWS 312001
36.23N  81.32W Elev. 2380 ft
132 PM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025

Date             Sat 06/07/25            Sun 06/08/25            Mon 06/09/25
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                 82          65          82          61          82
TEMP                   80 81 75 70 67 66 67 74 80 80 73 67 64 62 65 74 79 79 73
DEWPT                  65 64 64 62 63 62 63 65 62 61 62 61 60 59 61 63 63 63 64
MAX/MIN RH                   57          88          52          91          55
RH                     60 56 69 76 87 87 87 74 54 52 68 81 87 90 87 69 58 58 73
WIND DIR                W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW SW  S  S SW
WIND SPD                9  9  4  2  2  2  3  5 10 10  5  3  3  2  2  3  4  5  3
CLOUDS                 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              57 41 58 82 92 83 65 66 65 45 27 27 15 17 12 19 44 62 83
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          70          40          10          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS    IS NM NM SC SC SC SC                   IS IS SC
TSTMS                  IS IS    IS IS IS IS IS SC SC                   IS IS SC
MIX HGT                 5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W NW NW  S SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W SW  S  S
T WIND SPD             13 13 11  5  1  4 11 20 21 25 16 11  6  5 11  8  9 13 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    55 65  8  3  1  2 17 70 69144  7  5  3  3 19 40 60 60  7
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  4  6  6  4  3  1  1  3  4  6  6  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  B  E  F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  C  F
CEILING                    None  4900  3900  2600  None  None  None  None  3000
STA PRES                  27.74 27.75 27.70 27.69 27.67 27.75 27.80 27.83 27.78


Date          Tue 06/10/25Wed 06/11/25Thu 06/12/25Fri 06/13/25
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       65      80      60      83      63      85      65      85
TEMP          66 66 77 71 62 64 80 74 65 67 82 76 67 69 83 76
DEWPT         62 62 59 59 55 57 56 60 55 58 60 63 60 62 64 65
RH            87 87 54 66 78 78 44 62 70 73 47 64 78 78 53 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           40      30      10       5       0      10       5      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC IS                                  SC
TSTMS         SC       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