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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
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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