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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

NCZ006-142000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
901 AM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

Date             Tue 04/14/26            Wed 04/15/26            Thu 04/16/26
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          93          64          92
TEMP                79 86 88 80 73 70 65 65 83 91 92 83 74 71 67 67 83 90 92 84
DEWPT               56 50 47 53 53 53 53 54 55 53 53 52 51 52 52 54 57 54 52 52
MAX/MIN RH                   24          69          26          66          26
RH                  45 29 24 39 49 55 65 68 38 28 27 34 44 51 59 63 41 30 26 33
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             3  8  9  4  4  4  3  3  3  5  6  4  4  4  4  4  5  9  9  5
CLOUDS              SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           38  8 19 28 15 16  9 17 13 27 30 37 33 43 38 44 52 63 49 37
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  8 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD           8 10 13  4  6  6  4  4  6 11 17  6  6  6  6  6 12 12 17  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 25 77107  2  3  3  2  4 29 94131  3  3  5  3  7 58 93141  2
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  B  F  F  E  F  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.45 29.44 29.44 29.45 29.39 29.39 29.37 29.38 29.29


Date          Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26
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       65      91      60      93      65      81      46      73
TEMP          72 67 88 82 65 63 90 85 73 68 80 71 52 49 70 66
DEWPT         52 55 52 50 52 52 51 52 52 53 47 36 33 31 27 27
RH            49 65 29 33 63 67 26 32 48 59 31 28 48 50 20 23
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       0       0      10      30      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS SC            

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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