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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

NCZ006-270800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
231 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Date           09/26/26      Sun 09/27/26            Mon 09/28/26            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
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 54          77          57          77          58
TEMP          79 69 63 60 57 57 68 74 76 69 64 62 60 60 69 75 76 70 65 63 61 62
DEWPT         46 48 49 50 50 51 54 48 48 48 51 52 52 53 56 57 57 58 58 57 56 56
MIN/MAX RH                   87          37          82          52          90
RH            31 47 60 69 77 80 61 40 37 47 63 70 75 78 63 54 52 66 78 81 84 81
WIND DIR       N  N  N  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       8  3  3  3  4  4  8 10 10  5  3  1  2  2  4  4  3  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      1  2  5 17 15 10 13 19 20 27 14 16 11 21 19 32 47 46 34 17 15  9
VSBY          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        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N  N NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD    19  4  4  4  5  6 14 14 17  6 12 12  5  4  8  9 11  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          135  2  2  2  3  7 49 60 73  3  6  6  3  5 31 56 67  2            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  B  B  C  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.25 29.28 29.25 29.22 29.18 29.22 29.25 29.28 29.28            


Date           09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       83      59      87      62      88      65      86      66      80
TEMP          79 72 62 60 85 76 66 63 86 78 69 66 84 77 69 66 78 73
DEWPT         59 62 61 59 62 62 61 63 64 64 64 65 67 66 66 65 68 67
RH            50 71 97 96 46 62 84100 48 62 84 97 57 69 90 97 71 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      20      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS IS 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