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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

NCZ005-250900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
701 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

Date           11/24/25      Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu
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                 42          64          57          71          35
TEMP                47 45 43 43 54 63 64 60 59 58 59 60 66 69 68 57 48 42 37 35
DEWPT               36 37 39 41 47 52 56 58 59 58 59 60 62 57 51 41 32 28 24 22
MIN/MAX RH                   92          68         100          54          61
RH                  65 73 86 93 77 67 75 93100100100100 87 66 54 55 54 57 59 59
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  3  6  5  5  5  5  8  8 10 11 10 10  9  6  5  5
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           44 60 58 80 83 84 96 86 78 88 95 91 71 36 30 14 10 11 17 25
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  7  8  7  6  5  4 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          60          80          30           0
RAIN                                                  C  C                     
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC SC NM  O                           
TSTMS                                    IS IS IS IS                           
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W            
T WIND SPD           3  2  3  3 12 21 16  9  9  9  9  9 13 14 20 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  1  2  3 15 41 18  6  6  6  8 10 22 38 73  8            
MAX LVORI            3  3  6  6  4  1  3  6  8  8  8  7  4  3  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  D  D  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  C  E            
CEILING              None 13900  3900  2900  2600   600   300  None  None      
STA PRES            29.49 29.46 29.42 29.31 29.27 29.22 29.20 29.18            


Date           11/27Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25
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       49      27      44      22      46      29      51      37      57
TEMP          47 42 32 27 42 36 26 23 44 38 31 31 47 44 40 39 54 52
DEWPT         16 16 18 15 10 13 15 15 14 19 21 22 29 34 36 37 44 46
RH            28 34 56 60 26 38 62 71 29 46 66 69 49 68 85 92 69 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      10      30      40      40
RAIN                                               C  C  C  C  C  C

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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
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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