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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

NCZ006-102100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
1031 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

Date             Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 72          42          72          45          69
TEMP                   70 71 55 49 45 43 42 60 71 71 57 51 48 46 46 61 67 65 53
DEWPT                  42 46 47 45 44 43 42 50 50 49 50 48 47 45 45 52 50 48 46
MAX/MIN RH                   36         100          44         100          53
RH                     36 41 74 86 96100100 69 47 46 77 89 96 96 96 72 54 54 77
WIND DIR               SW  W SW  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                6  4  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  5 10 11  8
WIND GUST                                                                    19
CLOUDS                 CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)               1  2 16 16 14 17  4  5 31 41 12 46 24 25 27 14 32 54 34
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          10
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  4  2
T WIND DIR              W  W SW  W NW NW NW  N SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD             14 10  9  8  5  5  3  4  6  9  8  6  8  8  5 11 16 16 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    63 23  4  4  3  3  3  7 38 32  4  3  4  4  4 24 70 57 10
MAX LVORI               1  2  3  3  5  6  9  3  1  1  4  6  6  8  7  3  1  1  4
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  G  G  G  F  C  B  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.38 29.40 29.37 29.34 29.20 29.12 29.00 28.94 28.93


Date          Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       38      56      30      53      28      56      29      56
TEMP          42 38 55 43 34 31 51 43 32 29 53 44 33 30 53 45
DEWPT         40 35 35 34 30 27 29 29 28 26 31 32 29 28 34 36
RH            93 89 47 70 85 85 42 57 85 88 43 62 85 92 48 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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