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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

NCZ005-070800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Date           10/06/26      Wed 10/07/26            Thu 10/08/26            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                 43          76          54          83          55
TEMP                52 50 47 46 62 72 74 62 58 56 55 55 73 81 82 71 62 59 56 56
DEWPT               47 47 45 46 54 57 57 58 56 56 55 55 59 58 58 58 55 54 52 51
MIN/MAX RH                  100          54         100          42          89
RH                  83 89 93100 75 59 55 87 93100100100 62 46 44 63 78 83 86 83
WIND DIR            SE  N  N SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N
WIND SPD             1  0  0  1  3  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  3  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  0  3 25 40  4  6 10 25 33 44 32 32
VSBY                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 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE  N SE  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD           2  1  1  1  6  5  6  3  3  3  3  3  9  6  8  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  1 19 24 31  2  2  2  2  4 26 39 47  2            
MAX LVORI            7 10 10 10  3  2  1  5  7 10 10  9  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.38 29.35 29.34 29.25 29.26 29.25 29.27 29.23            


Date           10/09Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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       78      52      73      56      68      59      74      57      77
TEMP          77 67 56 53 70 64 58 57 65 65 63 61 72 66 60 59 75 67
DEWPT         53 54 52 51 54 55 56 57 64 63 62 61 66 64 60 59 64 62
RH            43 63 86 93 57 73 93100 97 93 97100 81 93100100 69 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      50      70      60      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS SC NM NM NM SC IS 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