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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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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
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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