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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

NCZ006-050900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
132 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

Date           03/03/26      Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26            Fri
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                 45          73          54          77          59
TEMP                      45 45 59 71 73 68 61 59 56 54 66 75 77 72 66 64 61 59
DEWPT                     45 45 51 54 54 55 55 54 54 53 58 58 56 56 56 57 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                   98          51          97          49          96
RH                       100100 75 55 51 63 81 83 93 96 75 55 48 57 70 78 90 96
WIND DIR                  SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   3  4  5  5  5  2  2  2  3  4  6  8  9  4  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)                 60 60 45 20 35 46 32 47 63 62 61 50 44 51 48 48 38 62
VSBY                       8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           5           0           0           5
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW SW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD                 5  5 13 10  9  5  6  6  6  6 16 20 17  4  3  6  6  6
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  6 22 36 42  3  3  3  3  8 31104 74  3  2  5  3  8
MAX LVORI                  9  6  3  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  1  1  3  3  4  6  6
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  F  F  D  D  B  C  E  E  E  F  D
CEILING                   17000  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.67 29.65 29.58 29.60 29.56 29.59 29.53 29.55 29.57


Date           03/06Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
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       81      61      81      62      78      56      77      58      81
TEMP          79 74 65 61 79 76 67 62 76 71 63 57 75 70 62 59 78 74
DEWPT         60 59 59 59 61 59 60 59 56 55 54 53 52 53 56 57 60 58
RH            52 59 81 93 54 56 78 90 50 57 72 86 45 55 81 93 54 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20       5      30      40      50      30      40      30      40
RAIN SHWRS       IS          SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                                    IS IS                     

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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