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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026
VAZ024-030800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026
Date 06/02/26 Wed 06/03/26 Thu 06/04/26 Fri
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 82 53 87 58
TEMP 67 65 55 52 49 54 73 80 81 74 62 57 53 58 79 85 87 79 67 61 58 63
DEWPT 50 53 51 49 47 50 50 48 48 53 50 49 48 52 54 53 54 59 55 53 52 56
MIN/MAX RH 96 32 83 31 84
RH 54 65 86 89 93 86 44 33 32 48 65 75 83 80 42 33 32 50 65 75 80 78
WIND DIR E N N N N NW N N NE NE N N N N N E S S N N N N
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 38 17 1 4 3 1 4 11 9 5 6 5 4 2 1 3 1 1 2 5 8 8
VSBY 10 10 10 10 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
MIX HGT 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 7 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 6 <1
T WIND DIR NE NE N N NW NW N N N NE NE N NW NW N E W S
T WIND SPD 10 4 3 3 4 4 9 10 10 2 2 3 4 3 5 1 3 2
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 72 2 2 2 2 4 62 86 81 1 1 2 2 3 33 8 26 1
MAX LVORI 1 3 5 7 6 5 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 4 1 2 2 2
STABILITY A G G G G A A A A G G G G A A A A G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.69 28.74 28.76 28.79 28.73 28.75 28.75 28.75 28.67
Date 06/05Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26Mon 06/08/26Tue 06/09/26
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 93 61 93 63 90 63 87 60 83
TEMP 90 83 66 66 90 84 68 67 87 82 68 65 83 78 64 62 80 76
DEWPT 56 61 57 59 58 61 58 60 62 65 62 61 62 62 59 57 58 60
RH 32 47 73 78 34 46 70 78 43 56 81 87 49 58 84 84 47 58
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30 30 40 30 40
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS SC 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