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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
211 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

VAZ020-020800-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
211 AM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

Date           05/31/26      Mon 06/01/26            Tue 06/02/26            Wed
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                 57          77          56          71          51
TEMP                      58 61 70 74 74 67 63 60 57 57 63 68 68 63 57 53 51 56
DEWPT                     50 52 48 45 45 48 45 45 46 48 48 47 46 47 44 43 42 46
MIN/MAX RH                   77          33          73          44          74
RH                        75 72 45 35 35 50 52 58 67 72 58 47 45 56 62 69 71 69
WIND DIR                  NW NW  N  N NE  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E NE  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD                   1  1  2  1  1  1  2  3  2  3  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                    SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 48 49 50 71 71 61 50 48 72 53 66 40 27 42 23  8  2  3
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          40           0
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC    IS                  
TSTMS                                                      IS                  
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW  N  N  N  E  E NE  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                 3  6  9  4  5  9  4 12  5  8  5  3  3  4  1  2  3  2
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  7 51 32 37  4  2  6  3 16 19 17 18  2  1  1  2  2
MAX LVORI                  4  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3
STABILITY                  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  F  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  5400  None  3300  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.78 27.80 27.82 27.88 27.95 28.04 28.04 28.06 28.06


Date           06/03Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26Sun 06/07/26
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      54      82      56      84      59      83      63      83
TEMP          74 69 57 59 79 74 61 63 82 77 64 65 81 77 67 68 81 77
DEWPT         44 50 45 49 49 55 51 54 52 57 55 57 56 61 59 61 61 63
RH            34 51 64 69 35 51 70 72 35 50 73 75 42 58 75 78 51 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       0       0       5      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS SC SC
TSTMS                                                            SC

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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