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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

VAZ024-010800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
431 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

Date           05/31/26      Mon 06/01/26            Tue 06/02/26            Wed
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                 56          81          54          75          49
TEMP          77 70 65 62 58 60 74 79 79 71 64 60 56 57 67 73 74 69 59 53 50 54
DEWPT         54 56 55 55 55 55 54 52 52 54 50 49 50 51 52 51 52 54 52 49 48 50
MIN/MAX RH                   92          37          83          45          95
RH            45 61 70 78 90 84 50 39 39 55 60 67 80 80 59 46 46 59 78 86 93 86
WIND DIR       S  S  W  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  2  2  0  0  1  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 FW SC SC FW SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)     51 49 50 57 39 57 35 62 56 67 41 50 79 60 25 40 40 20 32  8  9  3
VSBY          10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8  8 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          20           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S SW  W  N  N  N  E  E NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD     8 12  5  3  1  3  4  6  6  6  5 13 10 14 17 14 12 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           34  6  3  2  1  4 22 46 37  3  3  6  5 23 69101 76  5            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  5  7  5  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  G  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  5400  None  3000  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.47 28.45 28.46 28.46 28.52 28.61 28.68 28.68            


Date           06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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       80      53      86      57      89      61      90      64      90
TEMP          78 71 57 58 83 78 62 62 87 81 66 65 88 83 68 67 88 83
DEWPT         48 54 49 51 52 59 54 56 57 61 57 59 61 64 61 62 64 67
RH            35 55 75 77 34 52 75 81 36 51 73 81 40 53 78 84 45 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0       5      10      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                    IS SC
TSTMS                                                            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