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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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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