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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