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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

NCZ006-072100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

Date             Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26
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                 64          34          66          38          69
TEMP                51 61 62 50 44 40 37 36 51 63 66 52 47 43 40 39 55 66 68 56
DEWPT               41 41 42 42 40 38 36 36 43 43 44 45 44 40 34 33 43 43 43 43
MAX/MIN RH                   45         100          45          90          39
RH                  68 48 48 74 86 92 96100 74 48 45 77 89 89 79 79 64 43 40 62
WIND DIR             N NW NW  N  N NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             9  8  8  5  4  2  2  1  2  4  4  3  3  2  2  3  5  5  3  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            7  7  6  2 20 38 59 44  2  1  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  0  0  0
VSBY                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           0
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR           N NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          14 13 13 11  9  8  6  5  6  8 10 10 10  9  9  8 11 12  9  8
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 40 57 49  5  4  4  3  6 14 28 30  5  5  4  4  8 37 61 30  4
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  5  6  9  9  4  2  2  4  5  6  4  4  1  1  2  3
STABILITY            C  B  B  F  F  G  F  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.37 29.37 29.45 29.45 29.46 29.38 29.39 29.41 29.44 29.41


Date          Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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       36      72      41      71      42      66      37      56
TEMP          42 37 69 58 46 42 69 54 46 43 63 54 42 38 54 43
DEWPT         38 36 44 47 43 40 47 47 43 41 47 46 41 36 38 36
RH            86 96 40 67 89 93 45 77 89 93 56 74 96 92 54 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      20      20      20
RAIN                                            S  S  S  S   

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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