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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

NCZ005-032000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date             Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 89          68          89          66          87
TEMP                82 87 86 82 75 72 69 73 83 87 86 81 74 70 67 71 81 86 84 80
DEWPT               70 68 67 70 68 66 64 66 69 67 66 68 66 66 65 67 68 66 65 67
MAX/MIN RH                   53          85          50          93          51
RH                  67 53 53 67 79 81 84 79 63 52 51 65 76 87 93 87 65 51 53 65
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             4  4  4  1  1  2  2  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  4  6  5  3
CLOUDS              CL SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)            4 26 12 18 16 14  4  7  2 14 12 14  8  8  4 25  8 20 23 28
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                           
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  8 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N NE NE NE  E NE  E NE NE  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD           6  6  5  3  1  2  3  4 12  8  6  2  2  2  2  1 10 11 11 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 30 52 44  2  1  1  2  4 60 68 57  1  1  1  1  1 68 95111  6
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  1  1  1  3  4  6  7  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.24 29.21 29.27 29.31 29.36 29.34 29.37 29.39 29.42 29.38


Date          Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       66      88      69      90      71      90      70      89
TEMP          69 70 85 80 72 74 86 82 74 75 88 82 73 74 88 80
DEWPT         65 67 70 71 70 71 73 71 71 71 73 73 71 72 73 72
RH            87 90 61 74 93 90 65 69 90 87 61 74 93 93 61 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      20      10      30      10      40      20      50
RAIN SHWRS             IS          SC          SC IS       SC
TSTMS                  IS          SC          SC IS       SC

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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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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