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

VAZ012-110800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 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                 55          81          56          86          58
TEMP                62 58 55 60 76 79 80 73 63 59 57 62 80 84 83 74 67 62 60 64
DEWPT               54 54 53 56 57 55 55 59 56 55 55 58 60 57 58 61 59 58 58 61
MIN/MAX RH                   94          42          96          39          94
RH                  75 86 93 87 52 44 42 62 78 87 93 87 51 40 43 64 75 87 93 90
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD             1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           15  7 16 19 18 30 36 23  8  4  7 14 31 43 50 48 43 57 57 63
VSBY                10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  S  S            
T WIND SPD           5  2  2  1  8  5  4  2  1  3  3  1  4  2  3  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  1  1  1 44 42 32  1  1  2  2  1 26 18 27  3            
MAX LVORI            4  5  7  6  1  1  1  3  4  6  7  6  2  2  2  3            
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            27.33 27.37 27.42 27.39 27.40 27.40 27.42 27.38            


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       86      61      84      62      83      62      82      62      84
TEMP          83 73 64 65 81 73 65 66 80 71 65 65 80 72 64 65 81 74
DEWPT         61 63 61 63 65 65 63 65 66 65 63 65 65 65 62 64 64 65
RH            47 71 90 93 58 76 93 97 62 81 93100 60 79 93 97 56 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           40      20      60      40      80      50      80      50      70
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS    SC NM SC IS SC  O SC SC SC  O SC SC SC NM
TSTMS         IS IS IS       NM IS    IS SC SC    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
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