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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

NCZ006-142100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
1231 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

Date             Sat 11/14/26            Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26
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                 55          29          59          29          59
TEMP                   54 54 42 37 33 31 30 48 57 58 43 39 34 31 30 48 57 58 45
DEWPT                  30 29 29 29 28 28 29 36 34 33 35 34 32 31 30 38 36 35 36
MAX/MIN RH                   37          96          39         100          40
RH                     40 38 60 72 82 88 96 63 42 39 73 82 92100100 68 45 42 70
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                9  9  5  2  2  2  2  5  5  5  2  2  1  0  0  2  3  2  0
CLOUDS                 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              12  5  2  2  3  5  4  3 15 23 18 22 22 22 18  8  1  0  1
VSBY                   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                 7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  E
T WIND SPD             16 17 11  9  9 10 10 13 10 11 10  9  9  5  4  8  6  5  3
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    75 76  5  4  4  5 11 55 64 72  5  4  4  3  4 29 34 26  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  4  6  5  1  1  1  3  4  6  9  9  3  1  2  3
STABILITY               C  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.42 29.54 29.57 29.63 29.64 29.72 29.77 29.83 29.80


Date          Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26
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       27      63      27      67      28      70      32      71
TEMP          32 28 61 48 33 28 64 50 34 29 67 53 37 33 69 50
DEWPT         32 28 38 38 33 28 37 36 33 28 36 38 35 31 40 41
RH           100100 42 68100100 37 58 96 96 32 57 92 92 35 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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