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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