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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

NCZ005-222100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
701 AM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

Date             Sat 11/22/25            Sun 11/23/25            Mon 11/24/25
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                 74          48          67          35          62
TEMP                67 73 72 61 55 52 49 48 57 65 66 57 47 43 39 36 54 61 60 49
DEWPT               61 58 55 55 53 52 49 47 47 41 40 39 37 36 35 33 34 31 31 33
MAX/MIN RH                   55         100          37          93          30
RH                  81 59 55 81 93100100 96 69 41 38 51 68 76 85 89 46 32 33 54
WIND DIR             W  W NW  N NE NE  N  N NW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N NE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             6  6  4  3  3  2  2  2  3  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2
CLOUDS              B2 SC FW SC SC B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           83 35 22 38 38 83 56 39 12  5  3  4  2  5  5  6  3 13 19 34
VSBY                 9 10 10 10 10  7  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
Obvis                                 PF                                       
MIX HGT              1  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  N  N NE  N  N NW  W NW NW NW  W NW NW  N SE SE SE
T WIND SPD          11  5  8  4 12  9  8  2  6 10 18 14  5  2  3  3  3  2  5  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 16 20 22  2  6  4  4  2 18 36 61  7  3  1  2  4  6  7 16  2
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  4  6  9  9  9  3  1  1  2  3  4  6  6  2  2  2  2
STABILITY            D  C  C  G  G  F  F  B  B  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  B  G
CEILING              2600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.18 29.18 29.26 29.29 29.35 29.32 29.42 29.47 29.53 29.48


Date          Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25
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       40      61      52      69      41      55      30      50
TEMP          43 42 58 56 54 56 67 60 49 41 52 46 35 30 49 42
DEWPT         34 36 47 52 54 56 56 47 38 32 25 24 22 21 19 22
RH            70 79 67 86100100 68 62 66 70 35 42 59 69 30 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      30      70      40      30       5       5       5
RAIN                 S  C  L  L                              
RAIN SHWRS                      SC IS SC IS                  

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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
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