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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
VAZ024-062000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 PM EDT Sat Jun 6 2026
Date Sat 06/06/26 Sun 06/07/26 Mon 06/08/26
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 92 65 92 66 91
TEMP 89 91 84 73 68 66 69 86 92 90 83 73 68 66 69 83 89 90 84
DEWPT 59 59 61 60 59 59 62 66 66 66 67 66 64 62 62 63 63 63 65
MAX/MIN RH 34 80 44 89 39
RH 37 34 46 64 73 78 78 51 43 45 59 79 87 87 78 51 42 41 53
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W NW NW N N NE E E SE E
WIND SPD 5 6 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 1
WIND GUST 14 12
CLOUDS B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%) 62 44 25 36 50 53 45 27 47 64 84 62 56 56 37 39 50 46 53
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 7 10 9 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 5 20 0 5
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 5 6 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW W W NW NW N N NE E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 13 13 13 5 4 3 9 13 10 10 6 3 3 3 10 9 5 6 9
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 90 97 6 3 2 2 12 77 79 40 3 2 2 2 13 39 37 47 4
MAX LVORI 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 6 6 4 1 1 1 2
STABILITY B B G G F F A A A C F F F F A A A A F
CEILING None None None None 4600 4500 None None None
STA PRES 28.47 28.46 28.47 28.48 28.43 28.49 28.55 28.63 28.61
Date Tue 06/09/26Wed 06/10/26Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26
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 63 87 65 88 67 93 68 95
TEMP 67 65 84 81 69 68 87 82 70 70 91 86 71 72 93 87
DEWPT 61 60 64 67 64 65 68 69 67 67 69 70 68 68 68 71
RH 81 84 51 63 84 90 53 65 90 90 49 59 90 87 44 59
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR 10 30 30 60 20 40 20 40
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS SC SC NM IS SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS SC IS SC IS IS 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