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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

NCZ006-150900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 PM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date           11/14/25      Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25            Mon
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                 45          74          58          73          37
TEMP                50 48 46 46 64 73 72 64 61 60 60 59 69 72 68 57 49 45 40 37
DEWPT               32 34 36 37 46 49 49 48 50 51 52 53 54 43 34 31 27 24 22 20
MIN/MAX RH                   71          42          81          28          51
RH                  50 58 68 71 52 43 44 56 67 72 75 80 59 35 28 37 42 43 48 50
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD             5  5  4  4  6  9  8  8  9  9 10  9 11 12 11  5  4  3  3  3
WIND GUST                                            19 21 24 21               
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)            6  9  7 18 38 66 73 55 39 34 34 29 20 24  8 17 18 18  8  3
VSBY                10 10 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             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW NW  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD           8  8  5  5 11 16 16  9 12 16 13 11 19 26 27 12            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             PR PR PR FR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  4  3  6 20 60 41  6  6 11  9  9 77123120  6            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  C  E  F  E  E  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None 21800  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.41 29.35 29.29 29.15 29.05 28.93 28.96 29.02            


Date           11/17Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25
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       62      37      60      41      61      40      63      46      66
TEMP          58 50 40 38 58 54 48 42 60 52 44 41 61 56 50 48 65 56
DEWPT         20 25 25 26 34 40 43 42 45 44 42 41 47 50 48 47 49 49
RH            23 37 55 62 40 59 83100 58 74 93100 60 80 93 96 56 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       5      20      30       5      10      10      30      20
RAIN                       S  S  C  S                    S  C  S  S

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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