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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

WVZ043-030900-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
801 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date           12/02/25      Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 22          39          25          35          23
TEMP                27 27 24 23 29 36 37 30 27 27 27 26 32 35 34 28 26 25 25 25
DEWPT               25 23 22 21 24 25 25 24 23 22 22 23 25 25 23 22 21 19 20 21
MIN/MAX RH                  100          56          87          64          84
RH                  92 85 92 92 81 64 61 78 85 81 81 88 75 66 64 78 81 78 81 84
WIND DIR            NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N SE SE SE
WIND SPD             8  5  3  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  3  4  6 10  8  4  2  2  3  4
WIND GUST           19                                  17                     
CLOUDS              OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           88 88 60 47 25  8  9  7  6 22 29 51 65 83 64 68 59 64 77 74
VSBY                 9 10  7  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           5          30
FLURRIES            SC                                                         
RAIN                                                                          S
SNOW                                                                    C  C  C
SNOWSHWRS                                                                      
MIX HGT              2  2  2  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          23 17 13 10  6  4  6  2  3  5 10 13 20 19 14 10            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 26 12  6 18 14 12 14  1  2  3  5 15 40 45 30  7            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  5  4  2  2  4  5  5  4  4  3  1  2  4            
STABILITY            D  E  F  B  B  B  C  G  G  G  G  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING                     700  None  None  None  None   900   900  1000      
STA PRES                  27.61 27.66 27.64 27.69 27.69 27.76 27.78            


Date           12/05Sat 12/06/25Sun 12/07/25Mon 12/08/25Tue 12/09/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       35      29      38      25      39      26      33      23      36
TEMP          34 33 31 31 37 33 29 26 38 32 28 27 33 30 26 24 35 31
DEWPT         27 29 29 31 32 28 25 25 29 27 25 25 25 24 21 22 25 25
RH            75 85 92100 82 82 85 96 70 81 88 92 72 78 81 92 66 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           50      40      10      20      10      40      30      30      30
FRZG RAIN               S                                          
RAIN           S  C  C           S                                 
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC
SNOW           C  C                                                
SNOWSHWRS                                   SC SC SC IS SC IS 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