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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025

NCZ006-292100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025

Date             Mon 12/29/25            Tue 12/30/25            Wed 12/31/25
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                 64          24          41          23          50
TEMP                60 56 48 37 31 29 27 25 32 38 40 31 28 26 23 23 34 46 49 42
DEWPT               52 32 17 16 14 13 13 12 10  9  8  7  8  9  9 10 13 14 16 18
MAX/MIN RH                   29          57          26          57          26
RH                  75 40 29 42 49 51 55 57 39 29 26 36 42 48 54 57 41 27 26 37
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD            13 16 14 10  8  5  5 10 12 13 11  4  2  4  3  4  6  9  8  5
WIND GUST           25 29 28 20 18                                  17 19      
CLOUDS              OV FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           89 18  5  6  2 10  5  5  5  3 12 21 29 36 24 12 24 35 33 31
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS                                                         
MIX HGT              2  5  5  2  2  1 <1  1  4  5  4  1  2  1 <1 <1  2  4  5  2
T WIND DIR           W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD          17 32 29 29 24 24 24 21 19 19 18  5 11 16  9 11 18 19 14  9
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 36 97 92 20 16 11 11 29 51 58 53  3  5  7  4  9 48 68 61  4
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  E  F  F  C  D  D  D  F  G  F  G  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING               700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.04 29.14 29.30 29.34 29.42 29.38 29.39 29.32 29.29 29.18


Date          Thu 01/01/26Fri 01/02/26Sat 01/03/26Sun 01/04/26
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       32      52      26      52      34      49      29      49
TEMP          37 33 49 42 35 29 46 44 40 37 46 41 36 32 45 40
DEWPT         22 23 23 22 21 18 19 28 29 30 34 33 28 26 25 24
RH            54 66 36 44 56 63 34 53 64 75 63 73 72 78 45 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      30      50      20      10
RAIN                                      C  C  C  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
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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