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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
NCZ005-100900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N 79.70W Elev. 858 ft
131 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
Date 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 69 38 71 41
TEMP 46 44 57 66 68 53 47 43 40 39 57 68 69 55 50 47 44 43
DEWPT 33 32 43 42 42 40 39 38 37 38 45 44 44 44 44 42 41 41
MIN/MAX RH 68 38 96 39 95
RH 60 62 59 42 39 61 74 82 89 96 64 42 40 66 80 83 89 93
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N N W W W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW
WIND SPD 4 4 6 6 5 2 1 1 2 2 4 8 5 3 2 2 2 1
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 3 11 10 16 13 16 22
VSBY 10 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 2 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W NW NW NW N N W W W W W W W W NW NW N
T WIND SPD 9 9 14 16 12 8 3 3 5 6 10 12 10 9 8 6 4 4
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 4 10 42 74 49 4 2 2 3 7 20 43 24 4 4 3 2 4
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 6 6 2 1 2 3 5 5 6 6
STABILITY F B B B B G G G G B B B B G G G G A
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 29.24 29.28 29.27 29.33 29.33 29.30 29.24 29.26 29.24
Date 11/11Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 44 66 41 53 35 52 32 57
TEMP 68 59 49 46 62 56 46 42 51 43 39 36 50 41 36 34 54 46
DEWPT 48 48 46 45 51 48 42 37 35 33 30 29 30 29 28 28 32 33
RH 49 67 89 96 67 74 86 82 54 67 70 75 46 62 72 78 43 60
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR 0 0 40 20 20 5 0 0 0
RAIN C C S S S
TSTMS 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
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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