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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
200 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

NCZ005-022000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
200 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 63          45          64          39          65
TEMP                      60 52 48 47 46 45 55 63 63 53 48 45 42 41 55 62 62 54
DEWPT                     40 42 45 47 46 45 48 44 43 42 40 39 38 36 36 32 33 38
MAX/MIN RH                   43         100          46          90          31
RH                        47 69 89100100100 77 50 48 66 74 79 86 82 49 32 33 54
WIND DIR                   E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW
WIND SPD                   5  2  2  2  4  4  6  8  8  5  5  4  5  4  5  4  3  2
CLOUDS                    OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)                 92 90 86 91 86 70 42 18  4  2  2  4  4  4  1  8 11  5
VSBY                      10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          60           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC IS                                       
MIX HGT                    4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR                 E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW SW
T WIND SPD                 9  5  3  8  6  9 14 11 14 11  8  6  5  5 12 11  6  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP PR             VP
ADI                       33  3  2  4  5 10 34 54 48  5  4  3  3  6 33 45 21  2
MAX LVORI                  1  3  6  9  9  7  3  1  1  3  3  4  6  4  1  1  2  3
STABILITY                  C  F  F  F  E  D  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                   13100  2600   500  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.45 29.48 29.45 29.44 29.36 29.45 29.52 29.59 29.54


Date          Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       40      69      46      66      42      66      50      69
TEMP          44 41 66 60 51 46 65 53 47 43 64 58 56 52 67 57
DEWPT         37 36 43 46 46 42 43 43 42 41 48 50 51 49 49 47
RH            76 82 43 60 83 86 45 69 83 93 56 75 83 89 52 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0      20       5
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS      

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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