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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

VAZ024-092000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

Date             Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26            Thu 06/11/26
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          67          89          68          97
TEMP                72 79 81 76 72 70 69 71 81 85 87 82 75 70 69 73 88 95 96 88
DEWPT               62 64 66 67 67 67 66 67 71 71 71 71 71 70 68 69 73 71 70 72
MAX/MIN RH                   60          92          61          98          43
RH                  71 60 60 74 84 90 90 87 72 63 59 69 87100 97 87 61 46 43 59
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S SE SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  4  4  2  2  1  2  3  5  5  5  3  2  1  1  1  3  4  5  2
WIND GUST                                            13                        
CLOUDS              B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           82 93 94 92 91 94 64 70 63 61 53 57 26 20 23 26 19 30 28 28
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  6  8  9  9 10 10 10  8 10  3 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          50          60          10          20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS    SC SC NM SC SC IS                   IS IS   
TSTMS                        IS       IS    IS SC IS                   IS IS   
MIX HGT              2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  4 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W SE
T WIND SPD           4  6  9  9  3  3  3  4  9 14 12  8  4  3  3  5 10  8  6  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 14 23 32  4  2  2  2  6 30 54 47  4  2  2  2  7 50 58 39  2
MAX LVORI            3  2  1  3  5  7  7  6  3  1  1  3  6 10  8  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              2200  2400  1400   300   200  2000  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.71 28.63 28.57 28.52 28.49 28.43 28.42 28.45 28.46 28.42


Date          Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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       69      98      67      92      63      91      64      88
TEMP          71 73 97 87 72 71 91 84 67 67 89 83 68 67 86 81
DEWPT         70 69 70 71 68 66 61 61 60 60 61 65 63 63 64 66
RH            97 87 42 59 87 84 37 46 78 78 39 55 84 87 48 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      30      10      10      10      20      30      50
RAIN SHWRS             SC                      IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                  SC                      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
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