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

NCZ006-090800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

Date           04/08/26      Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 33          66          38          77          50
TEMP                45 40 35 36 50 61 66 59 49 43 39 42 62 74 76 68 59 55 51 53
DEWPT               27 30 31 32 34 32 32 33 35 37 37 38 38 38 38 42 41 41 40 42
MIN/MAX RH                   92          26          93          24          68
RH                  49 67 85 85 54 33 28 37 58 79 92 86 41 27 25 39 51 59 66 66
WIND DIR             E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW  W  W
WIND SPD             4  4  2  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           25 46 39 53 37 33 38 18  3  6  5  8  4  5  4  6  5  8 11 29
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           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E SE  S  N  S SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD           6  9  4  5  4  3  3  5  2  1  0  1  5  4  8  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  4  2  6 13 16 18  3  1  1  0  1 19 26 51  3            
MAX LVORI            2  3  5  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  7  6  2  2  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.84 29.85 29.87 29.77 29.76 29.72 29.72 29.62            


Date           04/11Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       82      52      82      59      84      62      89      65      91
TEMP          80 73 60 54 79 76 64 60 82 78 67 63 87 83 71 67 89 84
DEWPT         47 51 50 48 51 50 53 54 51 50 53 54 55 53 54 56 56 54
RH            31 46 69 80 38 40 67 81 34 37 61 72 34 36 55 68 33 36
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       0       0       0       0       0       0      10

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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