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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

NCZ006-070900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

Date           12/06/25      Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue
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                 25          51          30          40          16
TEMP                35 31 28 26 38 48 50 40 36 35 34 34 37 37 35 30 26 23 19 18
DEWPT               33 31 28 26 33 35 36 37 36 35 34 33 33 28 25 23 20 17 15 14
MIN/MAX RH                  100          55         100          66          87
RH                  92100100100 82 60 58 89100100100 96 85 70 66 75 78 77 84 84
WIND DIR            SW  S  W  S  S  S  S  N  N NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  2  1  1  2  2  2  0  0  1  2  5  8  9  8  3  2  2  1  1
CLOUDS              SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           32 83 83 82 71 41 40 36 51 83 94 89 89 84 76 67 39 16 11 10
VSBY                 9  2  1  1  2 10 10  9  8 10  9  5  4  5  5 10 10 10      
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          40           5
RAIN                                                  C  C                     
SNOW                                                  S  C  C  C               
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  N  S  S SE  N  N  N NE NE NE  N NE            
T WIND SPD           3  2  1  1  0  3  5  1  0  3  5 13 21 18 12  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  1  0  9 11  1  0  2  3 21 45 42 28  4            
MAX LVORI           10 10 10 10  6  3  2  6 10 10  9  5  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY            G  G  F  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F            
CEILING                   25800 17200  None  6200  4500  1200  3100  None      
STA PRES                  29.43 29.46 29.40 29.41 29.41 29.52 29.57            


Date           12/09Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25
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       43      29      55      34      53      35      51      23      41
TEMP          40 35 31 32 52 48 41 35 51 47 43 36 50 38 31 24 40 29
DEWPT         19 25 28 30 35 36 34 32 33 35 37 36 32 28 23 17 12 11
RH            42 66 88 92 52 63 76 89 50 63 79100 50 67 72 74 31 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      20      40      20      10       0
RAIN                                      S  C  C  S               

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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