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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
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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