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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
VAZ024-110800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026
Date 06/10/26 Thu 06/11/26 Fri 06/12/26 Sat
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 69 93 69 92 66
TEMP 88 84 74 71 69 76 87 92 93 86 76 72 70 74 86 92 89 83 75 69 66 69
DEWPT 72 71 69 68 67 69 72 70 70 71 69 68 67 69 71 70 71 71 68 65 63 64
MIN/MAX RH 95 48 92 49 93
RH 59 65 84 90 93 79 61 49 47 61 79 87 90 84 61 49 56 67 79 87 90 84
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 6 3 2 1 1 1 4 4 5 2 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1
WIND GUST 17 13 17 17 21
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 61 29 24 14 22 19 11 24 35 43 30 32 33 33 8 61 61 57 44 25 15 8
VSBY 10 10 10 8 7 9 10 10 10 10 4 7 4 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 2 8
POP 12HR 5 20 10 40 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC
TSTMS IS SC
MIX HGT 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 6 5 <1
T WIND DIR W SW SW SW W NW NW W W W W W W NW NW W W NW
T WIND SPD 18 10 5 4 4 16 17 11 16 11 3 4 5 16 17 13 19 13
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP PR VP VP VP
ADI 97 5 3 2 2 25 92 82 85 5 2 2 3 18 90 63 80 9
MAX LVORI 1 3 5 6 6 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 4 1 1 1 3
STABILITY B G G G G A A A A F G G G A B C C E
CEILING None None None None None None None None 4600 None
STA PRES 28.42 28.42 28.45 28.45 28.40 28.42 28.42 28.41 28.37
Date 06/13Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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 92 63 95 66 86 63 82 60 84
TEMP 90 85 67 68 91 85 71 69 84 80 67 66 79 76 64 64 80 77
DEWPT 59 63 58 61 63 67 64 63 63 63 60 60 61 62 59 59 59 60
RH 35 48 73 78 40 55 79 81 49 56 78 81 54 62 84 84 49 56
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 5 30 30 50 60 50 30 30
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS SC IS SC SC SC 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