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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

NCZ005-032100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
701 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

Date             Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 73          51          76          61          76
TEMP                58 70 72 62 58 54 52 51 63 73 75 66 64 63 62 62 68 74 75 69
DEWPT               50 54 56 56 55 53 52 51 59 62 61 61 61 62 62 62 67 68 68 66
MAX/MIN RH                   55         100          61         100          78
RH                  75 57 57 81 90 96100100 87 68 62 84 90 97100100 97 82 79 90
WIND DIR             E SE SE SE SE SE SE  N SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD             2  4  4  2  2  2  1  0  3  5  5  3  4  5  5  4  6  8  5  2
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL CL FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           13 23  6  2  3 11 23 72 87 84 70 74 81 74 80 84 82 70 60 67
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          50          30
RAIN                                                  S  S  C  C               
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT              1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD           4  6  9  5  6  6  6  6  8 10 11  8  9  9  9  8 12 12 10  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI                  7 29 39  3  3  3  3  5 18 26 29  4  6  6  6  9 25 32 20  3
MAX LVORI            4  2  1  4  6  8  9  9  4  3  2  5  5  6  8  8  4  4  3  6
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  C  C  D  D  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None   500  2400  6200  1300  2600   700
STA PRES            29.57 29.50 29.49 29.45 29.42 29.34 29.30 29.27 29.24 29.19


Date          Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       61      74      51      71      47      66      44      62
TEMP          63 61 71 65 55 51 68 61 50 47 63 56 49 45 59 52
DEWPT         63 61 63 59 54 51 53 51 47 45 50 49 45 42 43 42
RH           100100 76 81 96100 59 70 89 93 62 77 86 89 55 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           60      70      20       5       5      10      20      20
RAIN                       S                       S  S  S  S
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM NM SC                                    
TSTMS                  IS                                    

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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