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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
803 PM EDT Tue Jun 10 2025

VAZ020-110800-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
803 PM EDT Tue Jun 10 2025

Date           06/10/25      Wed 06/11/25            Thu 06/12/25            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                 58          83          60          89          64
TEMP                65 61 58 64 76 81 82 75 68 64 62 68 82 86 87 77 72 68 65 71
DEWPT               54 54 54 57 56 54 54 57 55 55 55 58 58 55 54 57 57 58 59 62
MIN/MAX RH                   89          37          78          32          80
RH                  68 78 86 78 50 39 38 54 63 73 78 70 44 35 32 50 59 70 81 73
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  W NW NW NW NW SW  S  S  S  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           12  6  6  5  2 18 12 11  6  5  4 12 19 15 23 47 36 50 40 42
VSBY                10 10  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  8 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  W NW NW NW  W SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD           4  3  3  3  5  5  6  4  2  3  3  1  6  4  5  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  3 30 43 54  2  1  2  2  1 30 37 52  2            
MAX LVORI            3  4  6  4  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.89 27.95 28.00 27.97 27.98 27.98  28.0 27.95            


Date           06/13Sat 06/14/25Sun 06/15/25Mon 06/16/25Tue 06/17/25
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       89      66      87      67      83      67      83      66      86
TEMP          86 75 69 71 84 75 70 71 81 73 69 70 80 74 68 70 83 77
DEWPT         60 62 62 65 64 64 64 66 66 64 64 66 67 64 64 65 65 64
RH            42 64 78 81 51 69 81 84 60 73 84 87 65 71 87 84 55 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           20      10      50      40      70      50      70      40      60
RAIN SHWRS       IS       IS SC SC SC SC NM SC IS SC NM SC IS SC NM
TSTMS                        SC IS    IS IS IS IS    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