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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
316 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

NCZ006-062100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
316 AM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

Date             Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 81          61          79          63          77
TEMP          60 58 71 80 81 73 68 65 64 62 70 77 79 74 70 68 66 64 70 76 77 71
DEWPT         56 57 61 60 59 59 59 60 61 61 64 63 61 60 60 61 62 61 62 59 58 57
MAX/MIN RH                   46          98          53          92          51
RH            87 96 71 51 47 62 73 84 90 97 81 62 54 62 71 78 87 90 76 56 52 61
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       4  3  4  5  5  2  2  3  4  4  6 10 11  6  6  6  6  5  6  8  6  2
WIND GUST                                               17 18                  
CLOUDS        B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     66 68 35 23 37 22 35 44 44 61 54 44 45 58 58 65 79 69 61 76 81 74
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          10          20          40          60
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                                          IS IS                   IS SC IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     5  5  9  8 10  5  6  6  6  5 14 19 20 10 16 17 14 13 21 18 16  5
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI            4  4 20 53 70  3  3  3  5  6 27 64 60  7 11 12 10 16 49 44 34  3
MAX LVORI      6  6  3  1  1  3  3  5  6  8  3  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      E  C  B  B  B  G  G  F  E  D  D  C  C  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  4700   600  1000  1400
STA PRES            29.60 29.56 29.60 29.59 29.58 29.48 29.45 29.39 29.38 29.32


Date          Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26
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       55      80      60      82      62      83      59      71
TEMP          62 56 76 73 64 60 78 75 66 62 80 77 68 60 69 59
DEWPT         54 54 56 56 57 58 60 58 59 60 61 58 58 55 47 36
RH            75 93 50 55 78 93 54 55 78 93 52 52 70 84 45 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           30      30      30      30      20      40      60      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC NM SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS                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