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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

VAZ024-090800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Date           06/08/26      Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26            Thu
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                 63          86          66          91          68
TEMP                71 67 64 64 75 81 84 81 72 70 68 69 81 88 90 85 75 71 69 75
DEWPT               63 60 57 57 63 65 67 68 68 67 66 67 72 72 72 72 71 70 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   84          56          97          55          99
RH                  76 78 78 78 66 58 57 65 87 90 93 93 74 59 56 65 87 97 93 82
WIND DIR            SE  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6  4  2  3  5  5  6  3  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  3  2  1  2  1
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           75 79 78 63 67 85 82 69 88 82 59 74 74 69 69 36 25 26 24 30
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10  7  6  6  6  6 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     10          20          50          60           5
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS IS    SC NM NM SC SC               
TSTMS                                 IS          IS    SC SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  S  S            
T WIND SPD          17 12  6  3  9  8  8  9  8  9  5  5 12  8  9 11            
DISPERSION          PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 12  6  3  5 29 28 27  4  4  4  3  8 37 28 33  5            
MAX LVORI            3  4  6  5  3  2  2  3  5  6  6  6  3  2  1  3            
STABILITY            E  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  G            
CEILING              2600  3400  1500  1100   600   300  1100  3800  None      
STA PRES            28.71 28.73 28.71 28.64 28.57 28.50 28.47 28.38            


Date           06/11Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26Mon 06/15/26
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       96      68      98      65      93      64      94      63      89
TEMP          91 86 72 72 95 87 70 69 90 84 68 68 91 84 68 67 87 82
DEWPT         69 70 69 69 69 70 68 65 61 63 61 61 62 65 63 63 63 65
RH            49 59 90 90 43 57 93 87 38 49 78 78 38 53 84 87 45 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      40      20      20      10      30      20      50
RAIN SHWRS       IS          SC IS       IS          SC IS    SC SC
TSTMS            IS          SC IS       IS          SC IS       SC

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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