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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

NCZ006-082000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

Date             Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26
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                 60          33          67          40          77
TEMP                50 56 59 51 45 40 37 39 52 63 67 60 49 43 40 43 62 74 77 69
DEWPT               20 21 22 24 27 28 29 32 34 33 33 35 36 37 37 38 43 43 43 44
MAX/MIN RH                   24          87          28          90          29
RH                  30 25 24 34 49 62 72 76 50 32 28 39 61 79 89 82 50 33 30 40
WIND DIR            NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE  S  W SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD             6  8  6  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  2
WIND GUST           17                                                         
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           32 39 53 30 41 44 40 69 22 39 33 22  5  6  6 11  5  5  2  4
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT              3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR          NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  S SW  S  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD          16 12 10  9  6  8  3  6  4  4  3  5  2  1  2  1  5  3  8  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 62 66 56  4  3  4  2  7 13 22 18  3  1  1  1  1 20 20 48  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  2  2  2  2  3  4  6  5  2  2  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.85 29.81 29.84 29.84 29.85 29.75 29.75 29.71 29.70 29.61


Date          Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26
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       50      82      53      82      57      83      61      87
TEMP          55 53 80 73 60 55 79 74 63 59 81 76 67 63 85 81
DEWPT         43 44 49 51 51 48 51 51 53 55 54 52 54 56 57 55
RH            64 71 34 46 72 77 38 44 70 87 39 43 63 78 39 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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