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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

VAZ024-302000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

Date             Sat 05/30/26            Sun 05/31/26            Mon 06/01/26
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                 79          49          78          55          82
TEMP                   78 77 69 60 53 50 54 67 75 77 71 62 58 56 59 75 81 80 72
DEWPT                  53 50 49 47 45 44 46 49 52 54 56 54 53 53 56 58 55 54 56
MAX/MIN RH                   38          79          44          93          39
RH                     42 39 49 62 74 80 74 52 45 45 59 75 83 90 90 55 41 41 57
WIND DIR                N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N  N NE NE
WIND SPD                3  5  4  2  1  1  0  0  2  3  1  1  0  0  0  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST                    17                                                
CLOUDS                 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              29 29 25 25 18 17 11 16 10 37 26 69 27 38 59 55 56 48 41
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           5           5
MIX HGT                 6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR              N NE  E  E NE NE  E  S  S SW  S  S  S SW NW  N NW NW SE
T WIND SPD             10  8 12  4  3  2  5  2  4  6 10  4  3  1  3  6  6  5  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    76 39  6  2  2  1 11 10 25 38  5  2  2  1  3 33 51 39  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  5  4  2  2  1  3  3  5  7  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None 19600  None
STA PRES                  28.45 28.58 28.64 28.62 28.52 28.48 28.43 28.41 28.36


Date          Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26
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       54      77      50      78      51      82      56      85
TEMP          58 58 74 69 55 55 76 71 56 56 80 75 60 61 84 79
DEWPT         52 52 52 53 48 49 48 52 48 50 53 59 53 55 59 63
RH            80 80 46 57 77 80 37 51 74 80 39 58 78 81 43 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5      40      10       5       5       0       5      10
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
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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