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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026
VAZ024-112000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026
Date Thu 06/11/26 Fri 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26
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 94 71 93 65 92
TEMP 94 93 86 76 73 71 75 88 93 92 82 75 71 66 68 83 89 91 84
DEWPT 68 67 69 67 66 65 69 69 68 69 68 67 66 63 64 62 58 58 63
MAX/MIN RH 43 83 45 91 32
RH 43 43 57 74 79 81 82 54 44 47 63 76 84 90 87 49 35 33 49
WIND DIR W W W SW W SW W W W W W NW NW NW N N S SW SE
WIND SPD 4 5 2 1 1 1 2 6 6 6 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
WIND GUST 18 17 20
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 14 24 42 40 31 25 15 12 47 57 75 51 32 26 19 10 11 11 11
VSBY 10 10 10 10 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 2 8 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 10 40 10 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 6 <1
T WIND DIR W W W SW W W W W W W NW NW N NW N E S SW SE
T WIND SPD 13 13 13 3 4 4 16 16 17 16 12 9 4 3 8 2 3 4 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP PR VP VP VP VP
ADI 106 88 6 2 2 2 21 89119 59 8 4 2 2 9 10 24 35 2
MAX LVORI 1 1 3 3 4 5 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 7 4 2 2 1 2
STABILITY A A F G G G A B B C E F G G A A A A G
CEILING None None None None 4900 None None None None
STA PRES 28.40 28.38 28.41 28.40 28.37 28.45 28.50 28.53 28.47
Date Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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 65 93 64 85 58 82 57 85
TEMP 67 69 92 82 68 67 83 78 63 62 79 76 61 62 83 79
DEWPT 60 63 66 69 65 61 58 58 56 56 56 58 56 57 57 59
RH 78 81 43 65 90 81 43 50 78 81 45 54 84 84 41 50
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 20 20 20 20 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS SC IS IS
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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