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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

NCZ006-290800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date           09/28/26      Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26            Thu
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                 58          83          58          88          61
TEMP                64 62 60 59 74 81 81 70 64 61 59 59 77 86 87 76 67 64 63 63
DEWPT               59 57 58 58 61 59 58 59 62 61 59 59 63 59 58 59 59 60 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                   99          44         100          36          97
RH                  84 84 93 96 64 47 46 68 93100100100 62 40 38 56 75 87 90 93
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  S  N  S SW SW
WIND SPD             0  0  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3  1  0  1  2  2
CLOUDS              SC B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           36 87 57 46 16 37 29 40 29 24 27 16  7 14 21 24 24 19  9 17
VSBY                10 10  8  8 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 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  S SW SW SE            
T WIND SPD           8  4  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  2  2  1  3  3  3  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  2  2  3 13 15 24  2  2  1  1  1 14 24 26  2            
MAX LVORI            5  5  7  8  3  2  2  3  7 10 10 10  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              3600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.37 29.38 29.43 29.41 29.45 29.47 29.51 29.45            


Date           10/01Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
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       90      65      92      66      85      65      77      59      72
TEMP          89 78 68 66 90 81 71 67 82 75 67 65 76 69 62 60 71 64
DEWPT         60 61 62 63 64 64 65 65 66 65 65 65 68 67 62 60 60 57
RH            38 56 81 90 42 56 81 93 58 71 93100 76 93100100 68 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      20      30      40      50      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC 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