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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

VAZ024-112000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Date             Thu 06/11/26            Fri 06/12/26            Sat 06/13/26
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                 94          71          93          65          92
TEMP                   94 93 86 76 73 71 75 88 93 92 82 75 71 66 68 83 89 91 84
DEWPT                  68 67 69 67 66 65 69 69 68 69 68 67 66 63 64 62 58 58 63
MAX/MIN RH                   43          83          45          91          32
RH                     43 43 57 74 79 81 82 54 44 47 63 76 84 90 87 49 35 33 49
WIND DIR                W  W  W SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  S SW SE
WIND SPD                4  5  2  1  1  1  2  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  0  0  1  2  1
WIND GUST                                   18    17 20                        
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              14 24 42 40 31 25 15 12 47 57 75 51 32 26 19 10 11 11 11
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10  8  8  2  8 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     10          10          40          10           0
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC                           
TSTMS                                          IS SC                           
MIX HGT                 6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NW  N  E  S SW SE
T WIND SPD             13 13 13  3  4  4 16 16 17 16 12  9  4  3  8  2  3  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                   106 88  6  2  2  2 21 89119 59  8  4  2  2  9 10 24 35  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  3  4  5  7  4  2  2  1  2
STABILITY               A  A  F  G  G  G  A  B  B  C  E  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  4900  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.40 28.38 28.41 28.40 28.37 28.45 28.50 28.53 28.47


Date          Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26
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       65      93      64      85      58      82      57      85
TEMP          67 69 92 82 68 67 83 78 63 62 79 76 61 62 83 79
DEWPT         60 63 66 69 65 61 58 58 56 56 56 58 56 57 57 59
RH            78 81 43 65 90 81 43 50 78 81 45 54 84 84 41 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      40      20      20      20      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC IS       IS    IS IS IS          IS
TSTMS                  SC                      IS          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
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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