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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

NCZ006-100800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
232 AM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Date           03/08/26      Mon 03/09/26            Tue 03/10/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 54          76          51          81          61
TEMP                      57 55 63 72 75 68 62 58 54 53 68 78 80 74 67 66 63 62
DEWPT                     56 54 55 53 51 53 52 52 50 49 56 57 57 58 60 60 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                   99          43          90          44          98
RH                        96 96 75 51 43 59 70 80 86 86 65 48 45 57 78 81 93 97
WIND DIR                   W NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD                   3  1  1  3  5  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  6  3  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                    B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)                 63 87 58 39 20 23 10 10 25 50 45 21 20  6  3 16 46 52
VSBY                       4  2  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           0           0          20           0
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS IS               
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6 <1  1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD                 3  3  4  9 10  3  3  3  3  2  3 11 13  6  4  5  5  5
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  3  6 56 71  2  2  2  2  2  5 59 87  3  2  3  3  6
MAX LVORI                  8  8  4  1  1  3  3  5  6  6  3  1  1  3  4  5  8  6
STABILITY                  F  C  C  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C
CEILING                    7400  4300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.41 29.48 29.42 29.47 29.48 29.51 29.45 29.45 29.40


Date           03/11Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       85      58      63      34      63      44      68      46      75
TEMP          81 77 71 62 53 49 39 36 58 57 52 45 64 59 51 48 71 69
DEWPT         64 59 59 54 32 21 25 25 26 32 34 32 29 34 36 40 49 50
RH            56 54 66 75 44 33 57 64 29 38 50 60 27 39 56 74 46 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      70      70      10       5       0       0       0      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC NM NM SC                                  IS
TSTMS            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