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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

NCZ006-010800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

Date           10/31/26      Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26            Tue
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                 44          67          45          70          44
TEMP          64 54 51 49 45 44 57 65 66 55 52 49 47 45 58 67 69 58 51 48 47 45
DEWPT         39 40 40 41 40 41 44 40 40 43 42 43 44 44 50 49 49 50 49 48 47 45
MIN/MAX RH                   90          37          97          48         100
RH            40 59 66 74 82 89 62 40 38 64 69 80 89 96 75 52 49 75 93100100100
WIND DIR      NE NE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       3  1  0  0  0  1  3  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     71 75 70 89 71 63 45 59 57 67 76 84 86 70 74 48 51 34 29 29 32 34
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE NE  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     8  5  6  5  4  5  9  8  8  6  6  6  4  4  6  5  6  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           25  3  3  3  2  4 24 20 19  3  3  3  2  4 13 18 22  3            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  3  5  6  2  2  2  3  3  4  6  8  4  2  2  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  C  B  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  C  G            
CEILING             16200 11900  None 10900  9900  9900 10800  None  None      
STA PRES            29.81 29.83 29.85 29.78 29.79 29.78 29.76 29.68            


Date           11/03Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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       75      53      76      58      76      58      74      52      71
TEMP          73 62 55 54 74 67 61 60 74 67 61 59 71 64 56 52 69 61
DEWPT         58 58 55 54 64 64 61 60 68 65 61 59 65 62 56 52 58 56
RH            59 87100100 71 90100100 82 93100100 81 93100100 68 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      40      50      50      40      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS 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