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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

NCZ006-012100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
1001 AM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

Date             Thu 01/01/26            Fri 01/02/26            Sat 01/03/26
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                 51          29          57          39          43
TEMP                   49 51 41 35 32 30 31 43 53 56 48 44 41 40 40 42 41 42 40
DEWPT                  30 28 28 27 28 29 29 32 34 35 36 36 36 36 36 38 39 38 37
MAX/MIN RH                   41          95          45          85          84
RH                     48 41 59 72 85 96 92 65 48 45 63 73 82 85 85 86 92 86 89
WIND DIR                W  W NW  N  N  S SW  W  W  W  W  S  N  E NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD                6  5  1  0  0  1  2  3  6  4  2  1  0  1  2  3  5  6  5
CLOUDS                 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              55 28 25  4 20 28 27 45 68 78 86 87 85 91 96 96 94 94 94
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          80
RAIN                                                              S  L  D  L  C
MIX HGT                 5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  S  E  E  E  E  E  E  N
T WIND SPD             16 17 11  5  6  6  5  8 12 10  2  1  1  2  2  3  4  5  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    49 66  5  3  3  3  6 11 31 32  1  1  1  1  2  3  6  9  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  6  8  5  3  1  1  3  4  6  5  5  5  6  5  6
STABILITY               D  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None 14900 15900  7800  2600   400
STA PRES                  29.27 29.29 29.23 29.24 29.23 29.28 29.28 29.29 29.15


Date          Sun 01/04/26Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26Wed 01/07/26
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       30      51      26      49      33      58      41      63
TEMP          36 31 46 40 35 29 44 42 39 37 52 51 47 44 58 55
DEWPT         34 28 26 25 22 22 25 27 30 32 38 39 39 40 45 45
RH            92 88 45 55 59 75 47 55 70 82 59 63 74 86 62 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           30       0       0       0       0       0       5       5
RAIN           C                                             

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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