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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

NCZ005-300900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
731 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date           11/29/25      Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25            Tue
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                 28          48          27          46          32
TEMP                30 29 30 33 39 44 46 42 38 35 30 28 38 45 46 38 34 33 33 33
DEWPT               17 18 19 22 29 35 39 39 37 29 25 22 22 21 21 23 24 26 30 33
MIN/MAX RH                   67          62          96          36         100
RH                  58 63 63 63 67 70 76 89 96 78 81 78 52 38 37 54 66 75 89100
WIND DIR            SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E NE NE
WIND SPD             3  3  3  2  5  8  5  3  3  5  5  5  6  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              B2 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           84 50 83 86100100100 62 47 38 19 13 11 20 30 64 82 98 95 95
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          20           5           0          80
RAIN                          S  S                                S  S  D  D  D
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE  S SW  W SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E            
T WIND SPD           5  4  3  2  3  8 10  4  3 14 10  9 12  8  4  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  2  2  5 12 14  2  2  7  5  7 31 25 14  1            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  3  3  4  6  8  4  4  4  1  2  2  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING             16200  3000  1100   500  None  None  None  None 26300      
STA PRES            29.66 29.58 29.50 29.42 29.51 29.62 29.66 29.57            


Date           12/02Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25Sat 12/06/25
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       43      28      48      29      52      29      45      33      47
TEMP          41 39 34 29 46 38 30 30 50 42 33 30 43 40 36 33 45 41
DEWPT         38 37 33 27 28 28 27 28 31 30 27 25 30 33 33 33 34 33
RH            89 92 96 92 49 67 88 92 48 62 78 81 60 76 89100 65 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      20       0       0       5      10      30      50      30
RAIN           D  C  S                             S  C  C  C  C  C

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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