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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

NCZ006-012000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
731 AM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

Date             Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26
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                 67          43          69          42          76
TEMP                58 65 66 54 50 47 45 45 57 66 68 55 49 47 45 43 61 73 75 63
DEWPT               46 43 43 45 44 44 44 44 50 49 49 50 49 47 45 43 55 57 56 56
MAX/MIN RH                   41         100          49         100          52
RH                  64 45 43 71 80 89 96 96 77 54 51 83100100100100 81 57 52 78
WIND DIR            NE NE  E NE  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE  E
WIND SPD             4  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  1
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           71 69 61 67 40 56 70 73 54 50 21 14 19 23 15 29 11  7  9  9
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1                        
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E                        
T WIND SPD           9  8  8  6  6  6  4  4  6  5  6  6                        
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 24 20 19  3  3  3  2  4 13 18 22  3                        
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  4  6  8  4  2  2  3                        
STABILITY            B  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  C  G                        
CEILING             10900 10900  None  9900 10800  None  None                  
STA PRES            29.85 29.78 29.79 29.78 29.76 29.68                        


Date          Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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       50      77      58      77      58      76      53      72
TEMP          55 53 74 67 62 60 74 68 62 60 73 65 57 55 70 62
DEWPT         55 53 64 63 62 60 69 66 62 60 66 62 57 54 58 56
RH           100100 71 87100100 84 93100100 79 90100 96 66 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       5      30      50      50      40      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC 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