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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
502 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

NCZ006-050900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
502 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

Date           03/04/26      Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 53          78          58          81          61
TEMP             66 60 57 55 54 67 75 77 71 65 63 60 59 69 78 80 74 67 65 63 61
DEWPT            55 54 54 53 53 58 58 57 57 56 57 57 58 62 61 59 59 59 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH                   98          50          97          49          94
RH               68 81 90 93 96 73 55 50 61 73 81 90 96 78 56 49 59 75 81 87 93
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD          2  2  2  3  3  6  8  9  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  2  2  3  4  5
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        50 37 54 50 49 41 26 16 50 43 57 64 61 57 36 32 40 26 25 33 39
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           5          20          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR        S SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD        5  5  5  5  5 23 18 14  5  6  6  6 10 11 11 11  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  3  3  3  6 57 93 62  4  5  5  5 12 19 54 59  3            
MAX LVORI         3  5  6  6  8  3  1  1  3  3  4  6  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  G  F  F  B  B  B  C  E  E  E  E  D  D  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 11300  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.56 29.53 29.58 29.53 29.56 29.57 29.62 29.58            


Date           03/07Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       80      62      77      56      76      57      80      61      78
TEMP          77 74 67 62 74 68 61 58 72 67 61 58 78 72 65 63 75 73
DEWPT         61 59 60 59 58 56 54 52 51 52 54 54 59 57 58 58 61 58
RH            58 59 78 90 57 65 78 80 48 59 78 86 52 59 78 84 62 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           30      30      50      30      30      20      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS       IS       IS SC
TSTMS                        SC 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
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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