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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Sat Dec 27 2025

NCZ006-280900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
1231 AM EST Sat Dec 27 2025

Date           12/26/25      Sat 12/27/25            Sun 12/28/25            Mon
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                 44          68          36          58          48
TEMP                   45 47 50 56 63 67 53 46 42 38 37 43 52 57 52 49 54 57 58
DEWPT                  42 46 47 50 48 45 43 40 37 35 35 38 40 42 45 49 53 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                   98          45          93          56         100
RH                     89 96 89 80 58 45 69 79 82 89 92 82 63 57 77100 96 93 90
WIND DIR               SW  W  W  N  N NE  E  E  E NE  E  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                4  5  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  1  1  2  3  5  3  5  6 10 11
WIND GUST                                                              17 21 21
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              35 27 30 25 29 32 26 17 33 77 90 91 88 88 91 91 83 96 90
VSBY                   10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS SC
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1            
T WIND DIR             SW  W  W NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD              9  6  4  3 11  8  9 11  8  8  6  4  4  6  9            
DISPERSION             VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR FR   
ADI                     4  3  4  9 36 23  4  5  4  4  5  6  8 11  4            
MAX LVORI               6  9  8  4  1  2  3  4  5  6  6  4  3  2  4            
STABILITY               F  F  C  C  C  C  G  G  G  F  C  C  C  D  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  1700  1000  1100  1400      
STA PRES                  29.24 29.34 29.39 29.52 29.56 29.59 29.51            


Date           12/29Tue 12/30/25Wed 12/31/25Thu 01/01/26Fri 01/02/26
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       68      27      42      25      49      27      48      17      39
TEMP          65 47 32 27 40 35 28 27 48 41 33 28 44 36 23 18 37 30
DEWPT         48 26 14 11 10  7  8  8 14 17 17 13 10  3 -3 -7 -4  0
RH            54 43 47 50 28 30 42 44 25 37 51 53 24 24 31 32 17 27
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR           50       5       0       0       0       0       0       5       5
RAIN              C                                                
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                                   

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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