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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

NCZ006-022000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date             Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 89          65          75          56          67
TEMP          62 62 79 87 88 78 73 71 68 66 71 72 68 63 61 60 59 59 63 65 66 65
DEWPT         58 58 61 60 60 63 66 66 66 64 66 65 63 60 60 60 59 59 63 65 66 64
MAX/MIN RH                   38          96          76         100          98
RH            87 87 54 40 39 60 79 84 93 93 84 79 84 90 97100100100100100100 97
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  4  6  6  6  3  2  0  1  5  8  8  8  6  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  0
CLOUDS        FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)     13 12  9  7 23 50 34 36 54 57 78 88 94 96 95 91 92 92 92 90 93 97
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  3  4  7
POP 12HR                      0          10          50          70          80
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC NM NM NM NM  O  O NM SC SC
TSTMS                                                      IS                  
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE  N  N
T WIND SPD     4  5 18 14 14  6  6  5  3 16 14 12 11 10  8  6  5  6  5  5  4  5
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  6 59 94 98  3  3  3  2 24 30 26 22  7  4  3  3 10  8 10  9  3
MAX LVORI      6  5  1  1  1  3  4  5  7  5  4  3  4  5  8  9  9  8  8  8  8  9
STABILITY      G  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  F  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  1400   700   800   700   700   700
STA PRES            29.44 29.36 29.38 29.40 29.52 29.54 29.56 29.53 29.53 29.49


Date          Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       57      76      48      66      43      68      45      74
TEMP          62 58 74 67 56 49 63 57 47 44 66 58 49 46 72 64
DEWPT         62 58 64 61 53 42 45 45 43 41 47 48 47 45 53 54
RH           100100 71 81 90 77 52 64 86 89 50 69 93 96 51 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30       5       0       0       0       5       5       0
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS                                          

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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