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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

NCZ006-300900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
731 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date           11/29/25      Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25            Tue
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                 26          49          27          49          31
TEMP                30 29 29 31 40 45 47 44 40 36 31 28 39 47 48 39 33 32 33 33
DEWPT               18 19 20 23 30 37 40 42 39 30 25 22 23 22 22 24 25 27 32 33
MIN/MAX RH                   71          68          96          35         100
RH                  60 66 69 72 67 73 76 93 96 79 78 78 52 37 35 54 72 81 96100
WIND DIR            SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  N  N NE
WIND SPD             2  1  1  2  3  5  5  2  2  4  5  4  5  5  3  1  1  0  1  2
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           81 65 78100100100100 79 54 39 25 13 14 19 27 59 80 97 98 95
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          30          10           0          80
FRZG RAIN                     S                                                
RAIN                             S                                      D  D  D
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE  S NW  W SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E            
T WIND SPD           4  5  3  1  3  6  5  3  4 12 10  9 14  9  5  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  2  2  4 11  8  2  2  6  5  7 41 30 20  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  3  3  4  7  8  4  4  4  1  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  B  F            
CEILING             18400  3300  1100   700  None  None  None  None 26500      
STA PRES            29.77 29.68 29.61 29.52 29.61 29.72 29.76 29.67            


Date           12/02Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25Sat 12/06/25
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       45      28      49      28      53      28      47      32      49
TEMP          43 40 34 28 47 39 31 30 51 43 33 29 45 41 37 33 47 42
DEWPT         39 38 33 27 29 30 28 28 32 30 27 25 31 33 33 33 35 34
RH            86 92 96 96 49 70 88 92 48 60 78 85 58 73 85100 63 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      20       0       0       5      10      30      50      30
RAIN           D  L  S                             S  C  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