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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

NCZ005-302000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
132 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

Date             Mon 06/30/25            Tue 07/01/25            Wed 07/02/25
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                 91          72          87          69          85
TEMP                   89 87 82 78 75 73 75 83 85 82 77 73 71 70 71 78 82 82 79
DEWPT                  71 73 73 72 72 71 73 75 74 75 74 73 71 70 71 73 73 73 73
MAX/MIN RH                   55          95          70         100          74
RH                     56 63 74 82 90 93 94 77 70 79 90100100100100 85 74 74 82
WIND DIR                S SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  S  S
WIND SPD                8  8  5  5  5  5  6  8  9  8  5  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  2
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%)              51 55 55 31 29 22 46 54 57 69 82 87 84 62 59 54 59 59 25
VSBY                    7  7 10  7 10 10 10  7  7  3 10  8  7  8  7            
POP 12HR                     30          20          80          70          40
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS    IS          SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC   
TSTMS                  SC IS                IS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC   
MIX HGT                 6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW  S NW  N  N SW SW  S
T WIND SPD             12 17  8  6  6  6 12 12 17 17  8 17  3  8  1  2  2  5 10
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    55 66  5  3  3  3 20 43 67 56  5  8  2  4  1  7 11 26  5
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  5  6  6  5  3  3  3  6  8 10  9 10  4  4  3  4
STABILITY               C  C  E  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  C  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  3400   900   300  None  None
STA PRES                  29.22 29.24 29.24 29.25 29.17 29.21 29.21 29.21 29.18


Date          Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25
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       68      90      68      90      67      90      69      90
TEMP          71 72 87 82 71 72 88 82 71 72 88 82 72 73 88 83
DEWPT         71 68 68 69 65 67 68 70 67 69 70 70 67 69 71 71
RH           100 87 53 65 81 84 52 67 87 90 55 67 84 87 57 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10       5       0       5       5      10       5      10

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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
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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