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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

NCZ006-162100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

Date             Sun 11/16/25            Mon 11/17/25            Tue 11/18/25
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                 70          36          60          32          63
TEMP             59 68 69 66 55 47 43 39 36 48 57 59 49 40 37 34 33 50 60 62 54
DEWPT            52 47 35 26 22 21 21 19 18 19 18 18 21 21 22 22 22 26 25 29 32
MAX/MIN RH                   22          47          19          66          25
RH               78 47 28 22 27 35 41 44 47 31 21 20 33 46 54 61 63 39 26 28 43
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          9 16 18 14  5  5  4  4  4  6  6  5  2  1  0  0  0  2  4  4  2
WIND GUST        19 28 29 26                                                   
CLOUDS           FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        18 12  5  8  5 14  6  8  1  1  3  1  4 11 27 32 22 38 51 51 62
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
RAIN                                                                          S
MIX HGT          <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR       SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW  W SW  S SW  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       11 27 26 25 11  9  9  8  9 17 16 16  3  3  2  3  3  6  6 12  5
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               9 78 86 79  5  4  4  4 10 64 78 73  2  2  1  2  3 15 22 26  3
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2
STABILITY         C  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  C  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.98 29.05 29.18 29.27 29.38 29.39 29.48 29.53 29.59 29.53


Date          Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25
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       46      72      49      73      53      75      56      70
TEMP          49 48 69 62 53 50 71 63 55 54 73 68 62 56 67 60
DEWPT         36 42 48 52 51 50 54 55 54 53 55 56 55 55 52 49
RH            61 80 47 70 93100 55 75 96 96 53 65 78 96 59 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           30       5      10       5      10      10      40      30
RAIN           S  C                                C  C  C   

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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