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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

NCZ005-062100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
431 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date             Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26
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                 70          44          63          36          66
TEMP             63 67 69 68 59 54 50 48 45 52 60 61 50 44 41 39 37 52 63 65 55
DEWPT            63 59 57 55 53 50 48 44 40 41 41 40 39 38 37 36 37 42 42 43 42
MAX/MIN RH                   62          93          45          99          42
RH              100 75 66 63 80 86 93 86 82 66 49 46 66 79 85 89100 69 46 45 61
WIND DIR         NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          3  4  3  2  3  5  6  8  5  8  6  8  5  3  2  2  2  3  5  5  4
CLOUDS           B2 B2 OV FW SC B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)        84 86 89 10 29 79 32  5  5  4  5  4  5  8 11 15 12  3  2  1  0
VSBY              7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60           5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM SC                                                      
MIX HGT          <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  N  N NW  W  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD        8  8  5  5  5 10 11 11  9 14 12 13 10  6  6  5  4  6  8 10  8
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI               6 12 12 15  3  7  5  8 10 52 56 69  5  3  3  3  5 16 27 32  4
MAX LVORI         8  4  3  2  5  5  6  5  4  1  1  1  3  5  5  6  9  3  2  1  3
STABILITY         C  D  B  B  G  E  F  E  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              4100  None  5700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.12 29.08 29.14 29.19 29.23 29.22 29.30 29.32 29.32 29.25


Date          Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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       40      69      39      71      43      69      41      64
TEMP          44 41 66 56 44 40 69 58 47 43 67 53 45 42 62 54
DEWPT         36 34 40 40 38 35 40 42 40 39 43 42 41 39 43 43
RH            73 76 38 55 79 82 35 55 76 86 42 66 86 89 50 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20
RAIN                                                        S

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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