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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

NCZ006-052000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
1031 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date             Sat 09/05/26            Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26
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                 94          67          83          63          85
TEMP                86 88 91 79 73 71 69 69 76 81 81 75 70 66 63 64 76 83 84 77
DEWPT               68 65 67 73 72 71 69 69 72 71 70 68 67 66 63 64 66 63 63 62
MAX/MIN RH                   36         100          67         100          48
RH                  55 47 45 82 97100100100 87 72 69 79 90100100100 71 51 49 60
WIND DIR            NW NW  N NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             3  4  4  2  0  0  1  3  5  5  6  4  2  1  2  3  6  6  5  2
CLOUDS              FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           11 67 84 62 40 37 44 75 44 73 64 42 44 29 28 38 35 30 38 29
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  7  5  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          30          60           5           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS NM SC IS       IS IS NM SC                           
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS          IS SC IS                           
MIX HGT              3  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR           N NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD          12  8 12 10 11  9  9 13 12 10 11  9  5  4  5 10 16 12  8  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 54 62 43  5  5  4  4 23 35 39 40  6  3  2  3 14 81 82 57  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  4  7  9  9  5  4  3  1  4  6  9  9  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  B  F  G  G  F  B  A  C  C  E  F  G  G  A  B  B  A  G
CEILING                   11000  None  None   900  2000  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.17 29.21 29.25 29.30 29.29 29.37 29.43 29.50 29.50


Date          Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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       60      86      61      90      68      95      67      90
TEMP          64 62 84 78 66 63 88 83 72 70 93 85 73 68 88 81
DEWPT         62 61 60 60 60 62 64 63 63 64 66 66 65 64 64 63
RH            93 97 44 54 81 97 45 51 73 81 41 53 76 87 45 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS       IS
TSTMS                                          IS          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
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