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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026
NCZ019-030800-
RAWS 312001
36.23N 81.32W Elev. 2380 ft
131 AM EDT Tue Jun 2 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 57 67 52 75 56
TEMP 60 59 58 61 66 65 61 58 55 52 55 67 74 75 69 61 57 56 59
DEWPT 48 47 49 53 53 52 53 49 47 45 47 46 47 48 52 49 47 45 48
MIN/MAX RH 76 60 77 37 69
RH 64 64 72 75 63 63 75 72 74 77 74 47 38 38 55 65 69 66 67
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E NE N N NW NW NE NE E E NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 2 2 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 0
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 50 75 86 51 43 51 28 17 11 7 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 1
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 30 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 6 <1
T WIND DIR N E E E E E E NE N N NE NE NE NE SE
T WIND SPD 4 10 14 13 11 11 8 3 4 3 4 5 8 6 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 5 27 42 63 41 4 2 2 2 4 35 62 51 2
MAX LVORI 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 3
STABILITY F F C C A C G G G G A A A A G
CEILING 5800 None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.97 28.06 28.08 28.15 28.18 28.21 28.16
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 82 58 85 61 86 64 85 64 83
TEMP 79 73 61 62 83 77 64 64 83 78 65 66 82 77 67 66 81 77
DEWPT 50 55 51 52 53 57 53 54 56 58 56 57 59 61 60 60 62 62
RH 36 53 70 70 36 50 67 70 40 50 73 73 46 58 78 81 53 60
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 20 40
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