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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

VAZ024-082000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1131 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Date             Mon 06/08/26            Tue 06/09/26            Wed 06/10/26
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                 89          61          86          66          91
TEMP                   88 89 83 72 66 63 63 75 81 84 81 72 70 68 69 81 88 90 85
DEWPT                  62 62 64 63 61 58 58 63 65 67 68 68 67 66 67 72 72 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   41          87          56          97          55
RH                     42 41 53 73 84 84 84 66 58 57 65 87 90 93 93 74 59 56 65
WIND DIR                E SE SE SE  E  E  N SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW
WIND SPD                4  4  2  5  3  1  0  3  5  5  3  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  3
WIND GUST                    12 19                   13                        
CLOUDS                 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)              27 34 67 75 88 86 79 82 82 79 69 88 82 59 74 74 69 69 36
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10  7  6  6  6  6 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          20          50          60
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC       SC NM NM SC SC   
TSTMS                                                         IS    SC SC SC   
MIX HGT                 5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR             SE SE SE SE SE  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  S  S
T WIND SPD             10 11 10 17 12  6  3  9  8  8  9  8  9  5  5 12  8  9 11
DISPERSION                   VP PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    68 90  5 12  6  3  5 29 28 27  4  4  4  3  8 37 28 33  5
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  4  6  5  3  2  2  3  5  6  8  6  3  2  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  F  E  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  G
CEILING                    None  6900  1500  2100  3500  5400  6400  2400  4600
STA PRES                  28.65 28.70 28.73 28.72 28.64 14.29   0.0   0.0   0.0


Date          Thu 06/11/26Fri 06/12/26Sat 06/13/26Sun 06/14/26
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       68      98      69      98      67      93      64      93
TEMP          71 72 97 87 72 73 97 85 70 70 91 84 67 68 91 85
DEWPT         70 69 70 71 69 69 69 70 68 65 61 63 61 61 62 65
RH            97 90 42 59 90 87 40 61 93 84 37 49 81 78 38 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      20      10      40      20      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS             IS          SC IS       IS          SC
TSTMS                  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
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