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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
VAZ024-092000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
Date Tue 06/09/26 Wed 06/10/26 Thu 06/11/26
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 82 67 89 68 97
TEMP 72 79 81 76 72 70 69 71 81 85 87 82 75 70 69 73 88 95 96 88
DEWPT 62 64 66 67 67 67 66 67 71 71 71 71 71 70 68 69 73 71 70 72
MAX/MIN RH 60 92 61 98 43
RH 71 60 60 74 84 90 90 87 72 63 59 69 87100 97 87 61 46 43 59
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SW SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 2 4 4 2 2 1 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 5 2
WIND GUST 13
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 82 93 94 92 91 94 64 70 63 61 53 57 26 20 23 26 19 30 28 28
VSBY 10 10 10 10 8 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 8 10 3 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 20 50 60 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 4 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW W W SE
T WIND SPD 4 6 9 9 3 3 3 4 9 14 12 8 4 3 3 5 10 8 6 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 14 23 32 4 2 2 2 6 30 54 47 4 2 2 2 7 50 58 39 2
MAX LVORI 3 2 1 3 5 7 7 6 3 1 1 3 6 10 8 5 1 1 1 3
STABILITY B C C F F F F B C C C F G G G A A A A G
CEILING 2200 2400 1400 300 200 2000 None None None None
STA PRES 28.71 28.63 28.57 28.52 28.49 28.43 28.42 28.45 28.46 28.42
Date Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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 69 98 67 92 63 91 64 88
TEMP 71 73 97 87 72 71 91 84 67 67 89 83 68 67 86 81
DEWPT 70 69 70 71 68 66 61 61 60 60 61 65 63 63 64 66
RH 97 87 42 59 87 84 37 46 78 78 39 55 84 87 48 60
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 30 10 10 10 20 30 50
RAIN SHWRS SC IS SC SC SC 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