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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

NCZ005-080800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
702 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date           04/07/26      Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26            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                 35          59          35          66          41
TEMP             57 50 44 38 37 47 56 59 54 45 40 35 37 51 62 66 59 49 44 41 43
DEWPT            23 21 20 19 19 20 20 18 22 24 26 28 31 33 34 33 34 36 37 37 37
MIN/MAX RH                   52          20          79          29          86
RH               27 31 38 46 48 34 24 20 28 43 57 75 79 50 35 29 39 61 76 85 79
WIND DIR         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  N NW  W
WIND SPD          4  6  8  8  8  9  8  6  4  4  4  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                    18                                                
CLOUDS           FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)         8  4  6  4  5  7 23 24 37 33 48 40 41 33 19 25 22  5  5  4  7
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR        N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD       13  6 11 11 17 12 11  9  8  9  8  3  6  3  2  2  3            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               6  3  8  8 34 47 54 47  4  4  4  2  7 10 12 14  2            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY         F  F  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.61 29.70 29.77 29.71 29.73 29.71 29.71 29.60            


Date           04/10Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26
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       76      50      82      53      80      58      82      61      85
TEMP          73 68 55 53 79 73 60 55 77 74 63 60 80 76 66 63 83 79
DEWPT         41 41 41 42 47 50 50 48 50 49 53 55 53 51 53 56 56 53
RH            31 37 59 66 32 44 69 77 39 41 70 84 39 42 63 78 40 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0       0       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