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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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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