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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

NCZ005-020800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
231 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

Date           11/01/25      Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue
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                 39          62          45          61          42
TEMP          61 50 45 43 42 41 54 61 60 51 48 47 46 46 53 59 61 54 48 46 44 43
DEWPT         38 39 39 39 39 38 41 40 40 43 44 45 46 46 48 48 47 46 44 41 40 39
MIN/MAX RH                   92          45         100          61          90
RH            42 66 79 86 89 89 61 46 47 74 86 93100100 83 67 60 74 86 83 86 86
WIND DIR       W SW SW SW NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD       2  2  1  1  1  2  3  5  5  2  2  3  5  5  6  6  5  3  4  5  5  5
CLOUDS        FW FW FW B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      7  6 12 73 65 48 54 79 86 81 82 85 85 74 69 61 38 19  8  9  7  7
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          10           0
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC SC SC                           
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  S SW SW  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N NW NW            
T WIND SPD     4  2  2  2  1  1 10 12 10 13  4 10  9 14 16 18 10  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP VP PR PR   
ADI           26  1  1  1  1  1 19 52 37  6  2  5  6 16 23 36 21  3            
MAX LVORI      2  3  5  6  7  7  2  1  1  3  6  6  8  5  4  3  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  B  G            
CEILING        None  None  None 11300 13300  2400   600  1800  None  None      
STA PRES      29.37 29.43 29.46 29.52 29.48 29.52 29.49 29.44 29.39            


Date           11/04Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
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       65      39      67      44      65      39      64      47      70
TEMP          63 54 43 41 64 56 49 45 64 53 45 40 62 56 52 48 69 59
DEWPT         38 41 40 37 41 45 43 42 42 42 38 38 45 48 50 47 48 49
RH            39 61 89 85 43 66 80 89 45 66 76 92 54 74 93 96 47 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0      10       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