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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

NCZ006-300800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
731 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Date           10/29/26      Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun
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                 48          78          45          67          43
TEMP             61 57 53 50 49 69 78 77 63 56 53 48 46 58 65 66 56 49 47 45 44
DEWPT            54 53 51 50 47 49 50 52 56 51 48 43 41 46 44 44 47 45 44 43 42
MIN/MAX RH                   99          38          88          44          98
RH               78 86 93100 93 49 37 42 78 83 83 83 83 64 46 45 72 86 89 93 93
WIND DIR         SE  S SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          1  1  1  1  1  4  5  4  0  1  2  3  3  5  4  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS           CL CL CL FW SC CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)         0  0  0 20 43  0  0  0 13 11 32 25 41 60 69 70 88 80 83 87 87
VSBY             10 10 10  9  7 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 <1  1  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E            
T WIND SPD        2  4  5  6  6 11 11 11  4  9 11  9  8 10  8  8  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  2  3  3  6 17 52 54  3  5  5  4 10 24 19 29  3            
MAX LVORI         4  6  6  6  6  2  1  1  4  5  5  5  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  D  D  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None     0     0     0      
STA PRES            29.53 29.52 29.54 29.53 29.64 29.72 29.79 29.76            


Date           11/01Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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       69      45      71      47      75      52      76      58      75
TEMP          67 58 47 46 68 59 50 48 73 63 55 53 73 66 60 59 73 66
DEWPT         45 48 47 46 52 54 49 47 57 57 55 53 63 62 59 58 64 62
RH            45 69100100 57 83 96 96 57 81100100 71 87 96 96 73 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       5       5       5      20      50      50
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS 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
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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