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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

NCZ006-142000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

Date             Wed 10/14/26            Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 90          63          83          63          86
TEMP                77 86 87 79 73 70 68 65 75 81 82 73 68 66 65 65 79 86 84 70
DEWPT               63 63 62 63 63 63 63 63 68 68 66 67 66 65 64 63 68 67 65 61
MAX/MIN RH                   42          95          59          97          52
RH                  62 46 43 58 71 78 84 93 79 65 58 81 93 97 97 93 69 53 53 73
WIND DIR             W  W SW SW SW SW  N NW NE NE NE NE  N  N SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             4  4  4  3  2  2  0  1  3  3  4  3  0  0  3  6  8 11 12 17
WIND GUST                                                              21 24 28
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  1  2  9 24 17 30 22 49 58 74 27 23 13 11  2  9 20 35
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  3
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NE NE NE  N  N SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD           8  8 11  4  4  4  3  3  3  4 14 10  6  4  1  4  8 18 19  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             GD
ADI                 17 37 55  2  2  2  2  3 10 19 35  5  3  2  1  5 25 72 78 11
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  3  4  5  6  4  2  1  4  6  8  9  6  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  D  F  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  2600  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.41 29.37 29.39 29.40 29.42 29.41 29.43 29.36 29.30 29.16


Date          Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       49      61      38      62      39      67      47      71
TEMP          55 49 60 51 43 40 61 53 44 41 66 59 51 49 70 62
DEWPT         43 40 39 37 33 33 36 39 40 41 50 52 50 49 56 55
RH            64 71 46 59 67 76 39 59 86100 56 78 96100 61 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20       5       0       0       0       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    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
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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