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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
NCZ005-040900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N 79.70W Elev. 858 ft
701 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Date 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25 Fri 12/05/25 Sat
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 52 28 33 26
TEMP 34 32 31 30 43 50 50 41 36 33 30 30 31 32 33 33 31 30 29 31
DEWPT 30 30 28 27 29 27 26 27 27 26 25 26 27 29 29 29 29 28 27 29
MIN/MAX RH 92 37 85 80 92
RH 85 92 88 88 57 41 39 57 69 75 81 85 85 88 85 85 92 92 92 92
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW W W
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 2
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 9 12 7 11 26 61 73 82 80 93 95 96 95 94 95 95 84 94 87 77
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 3 3 2 2 2
POP 12HR 0 5 60 90 50
FRZG RAIN S S
RAIN S
RAIN SHWRS SC
SNOW S C D D D L
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 1 <1 <1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
T WIND DIR SW W SW SW NW NW NW N NE NE E E E NE N N
T WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 4 6 8 2 4 9 11 14 9 5 5 6
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP PR VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 2 1 2 5 19 11 1 2 6 8 23 12 7 7 3
MAX LVORI 7 7 7 6 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5
STABILITY G G G B B C D F F E E D D D D F
CEILING None None None 10100 8500 6000 700 400 1000
STA PRES 29.40 29.39 29.42 29.44 29.48 29.46 29.42 29.27
Date 12/06Sun 12/07/25Mon 12/08/25Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25
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 48 30 48 29 41 20 43 28 51
TEMP 47 41 34 31 46 41 35 30 40 30 24 22 41 36 32 29 49 44
DEWPT 37 37 33 31 36 35 32 29 25 22 19 18 24 27 27 27 32 32
RH 68 85 96100 68 79 89 96 55 72 81 84 50 69 81 92 52 62
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 30 20 20 20 5 0 5 10
RAIN S C S S S S
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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