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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026
NCZ003-070800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N 80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026
Date 04/06/26 Tue 04/07/26 Wed 04/08/26 Thu
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 39 64 31 60 33
TEMP 60 51 47 42 42 54 61 62 54 45 40 35 33 46 55 59 53 43 39 35 34
DEWPT 31 33 33 32 31 30 29 26 23 21 20 18 18 21 22 23 26 27 27 27 29
MIN/MAX RH 67 25 57 24 83
RH 33 50 58 67 65 40 29 25 30 38 44 49 53 37 27 25 35 53 62 72 82
WIND DIR W W W NW N NW N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 1
WIND GUST 13
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 58 43 48 42 46 23 32 16 6 5 6 7 6 10 16 31 45 41 53 44 41
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 6 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 4 4 <1
T WIND DIR NW W NW NW N N N N N NE NE E E E E SE E
T WIND SPD 8 3 4 8 13 19 14 10 11 8 6 12 14 10 9 10 11
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 4 2 2 4 28 92100 73 5 4 3 6 36 40 44 54 5
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
STABILITY F F F F 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 28.24 28.25 28.35 28.35 28.43 28.50 28.56 28.51
Date 04/09Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26
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 65 39 75 46 81 51 80 52 83
TEMP 60 55 43 43 70 63 50 50 78 69 56 55 77 71 58 56 80 74
DEWPT 34 38 36 37 44 44 41 41 48 51 48 47 52 52 50 51 53 51
RH 37 53 76 79 39 50 71 71 35 53 74 74 42 51 75 83 39 44
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 5
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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