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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

NCZ006-132100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
131 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

Date             Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26            Sun 11/15/26
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                 58          30          55          28          58
TEMP                      56 46 41 36 33 31 46 54 54 41 36 32 30 29 46 55 57 45
DEWPT                     31 35 33 30 29 28 34 30 29 30 29 28 27 27 35 32 32 35
MAX/MIN RH                   39          86          37          95          36
RH                        38 65 73 79 85 88 63 40 38 65 75 85 88 92 65 41 38 68
WIND DIR                  NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   4  3  3  1  3  3  8  9  9  4  2  2  2  2  5  4  4  1
WIND GUST                                            14                        
CLOUDS                    B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 82 75 70 61 15  9  4 11 13  6  4  5  3  5  1  5  3  5
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          30           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                   SC                                                
MIX HGT                    6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR                NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                13 13 10  8 10  9 14 16 17 10  9  9  9  8 13 11 11  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                       90  9  5  4  5 10 75 74 76  5  4  4  4  8 55 71 69  4
MAX LVORI                  1  3  3  5  6  5  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY                  B  E  F  G  G  B  B  C  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    4700  4000  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.10 29.20 29.27 29.36 29.42 29.54 29.59 29.65 29.65


Date          Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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       28      59      28      61      28      65      29      68
TEMP          33 29 56 45 33 29 59 47 33 29 62 49 34 30 65 52
DEWPT         32 29 35 37 33 29 36 38 33 29 37 38 34 29 38 40
RH            96100 45 73100100 42 71100100 39 66100 96 37 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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