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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

NCZ006-042100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date             Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26
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                 78          61          78          60          73
TEMP                64 75 77 68 66 64 63 63 69 75 76 67 65 64 63 61 66 70 72 63
DEWPT               59 62 63 62 63 63 63 63 69 70 70 67 65 64 63 61 65 64 62 60
MAX/MIN RH                   60         100          78         100          71
RH                  84 64 62 81 90 97100100100 84 82100100100100100 97 81 71 90
WIND DIR            SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW  N
WIND SPD             2  5  4  2  2  3  4  4  5  6  4  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  1  0
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)           68 75 77 93 82 87100 71 51 76 55 57 69 81 87 92 87 70 70 30
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  6  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          40          20          70          80
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS SC SC IS    IS    IS IS NM NM  O  O NM NM   
TSTMS                                                   IS IS IS IS IS         
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW  W
T WIND SPD          10 13 12  9 12 11  9  9 13 13 11  8  6  6  5  4  8  6  4  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 21 37 33  4  6  5  6 10 26 32 25  4  3  3  3  4 12 13  4  3
MAX LVORI            4  3  1  4  5  9  8  7  4  4  3  9  9  9  9  9  6  4  3  6
STABILITY            B  D  D  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  G
CEILING             27300  3700  5300  8700  4400  2800  3600  1200   500  3400
STA PRES            29.47 29.37 29.35 29.34 29.32 29.29 29.29 29.26 29.22 29.18


Date          Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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       48      67      37      65      37      66      36      69
TEMP          53 48 65 52 43 39 63 50 43 39 63 52 41 37 66 56
DEWPT         51 46 47 45 40 37 41 43 38 34 38 40 36 34 39 43
RH            93 93 52 77 89 92 44 77 82 82 39 63 82 89 37 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       5       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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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