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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

VAZ024-310800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
431 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

Date           05/30/26      Sun 05/31/26            Mon 06/01/26            Tue
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                 49          78          55          82          54
TEMP          79 69 60 53 50 54 67 75 77 71 63 60 57 59 74 79 81 73 64 58 55 57
DEWPT         50 49 47 45 44 46 49 52 54 56 54 54 54 56 57 54 54 55 52 50 49 51
MIN/MAX RH                   79          44          94          38          83
RH            36 49 62 74 80 74 52 45 45 59 72 81 90 90 55 42 39 53 65 75 80 80
WIND DIR      NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N NE
WIND SPD       5  4  2  1  1  0  0  2  3  1  1  0  0  0  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
WIND GUST        17                                                            
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     29 25 25 18 17 11 16 10 37 26 69 27 38 59 55 56 48 41 47 47 39 48
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE  E  E NE  N  E  S SW SW  S  S SW  W NW  N NW  N  E            
T WIND SPD     9 13  9  4  3  5  4  5  8 12  4  2  1  2  8  5  3  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           63  6  4  2  2 10 20 32 47  6  2  1  1  2 37 36 23  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  3  3  4  7  6  1  1  2  2            
STABILITY      A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  G  G  B  B  B  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None 10300  None  None      
STA PRES            28.58 28.63 28.62 28.52 28.47 28.43 28.44 28.42            


Date           06/02Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26
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       77      49      76      50      83      55      88      60      89
TEMP          73 69 55 54 74 70 56 56 80 76 60 61 86 80 65 65 87 82
DEWPT         51 53 48 49 47 52 47 49 52 57 52 54 57 62 58 59 62 65
RH            46 57 77 83 38 53 72 77 38 52 75 78 37 54 78 81 43 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC CL FW SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40       5      10       5       0       5       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC                                              IS
TSTMS            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