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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

VAZ024-120800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1031 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Date           06/11/26      Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26            Sun
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                 72          93          65          92          65
TEMP                80 76 74 75 88 93 92 82 75 71 66 68 83 89 91 84 72 67 65 69
DEWPT               68 68 67 69 69 68 69 68 67 66 63 64 62 58 58 63 60 60 60 63
MIN/MAX RH                   80          45          91          32          86
RH                  67 76 79 82 54 44 47 63 76 84 90 87 49 35 33 49 66 78 84 81
WIND DIR             W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  S SW SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             2  2  3  1  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST                       18    17 20                                    
CLOUDS              SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           42 38 32 20 12 47 57 75 51 32 26 19 10 11 11 11 22 31 33 49
VSBY                10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  8  4  1 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          40          10           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC                                     IS
TSTMS                              IS SC                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NW  N  E  S SW SE            
T WIND SPD           3  4  4 16 16 17 16 12  9  4  3  8  2  3  4  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2 21 89119 59  8  4  2  2  9 10 24 35  2            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  3  1  1  1  3  4  5  7  4  2  2  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  C  E  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  4900  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.41 28.40 28.37 28.45 28.50 28.53 28.47            


Date           06/14Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26
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       93      61      84      59      80      57      85      60      90
TEMP          92 83 68 65 81 77 64 63 77 75 62 62 83 79 64 64 85 83
DEWPT         66 69 65 61 58 58 56 56 56 58 56 57 57 59 57 59 63 65
RH            43 63 90 87 46 52 75 78 48 55 81 84 41 50 78 84 48 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      20      20      20      20      10      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS       IS IS IS IS IS          IS       IS 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
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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