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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

NCZ005-292100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
701 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date             Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25
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                 44          27          48          27          46
TEMP                35 42 43 32 29 29 31 32 39 45 47 43 39 35 30 27 37 44 45 37
DEWPT               15 14 14 16 17 17 19 21 28 35 38 39 36 29 24 21 22 20 20 21
MAX/MIN RH                   30          68          60          90          34
RH                  43 31 30 51 60 60 61 63 64 68 71 86 89 78 78 78 54 38 36 52
WIND DIR             E SE SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N NE  E  E
WIND SPD             2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  6  5  3  4  5  6  5  6  6  5  2
CLOUDS              FW FW FW SC B2 SC B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           21 19 17 42 71 37 78 89 86 89 89 73 49 29 18 19 18 27 39 69
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          40          10           5
RAIN                                      C  C  C  C                           
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           E SE SE SE SE SE  S NW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E NE
T WIND SPD           9  4  4  3  5  3  1  2  3  9  4  4  5 10  8  8 12  8  5  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI                 26 19 17  2  3  2  1  2  4 12  5  2  4  5  4  6 32 26 18  2
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  5  6  4  4  4  1  2  2  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  G  F  C  D  D  D  F  E  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None 17500  3800   800   500  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.76 29.69 29.65 29.56 29.48 29.42 29.52 29.62 29.67 29.59


Date          Tue 12/02/25Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25
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       32      42      29      48      29      50      27      44
TEMP          32 34 39 40 34 29 46 39 32 30 50 39 32 29 43 39
DEWPT         24 31 37 36 31 26 29 29 27 27 30 29 27 25 29 32
RH            72 89 92 85 89 88 51 67 81 88 46 67 81 85 57 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      90      20       0       0       5      10      20
RAIN              L  D  L  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