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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

NCZ006-270800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
242 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Date           09/25/26      Sat 09/26/26            Sun 09/27/26            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
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                 46          79          52          79          56
TEMP                      49 49 67 75 78 67 59 56 54 53 68 75 75 67 62 59 57 57
DEWPT                     41 42 47 45 47 48 48 48 48 48 51 51 52 51 51 51 51 51
MIN/MAX RH                   78          33          82          40          82
RH                        74 77 49 34 33 50 67 74 80 83 54 43 45 56 67 75 80 80
WIND DIR                  NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   4  5  8  8  6  2  2  2  3  4  6  8  8  5  2  1  2  2
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                  1  0  1  4  4  3  4 24 18 14  7  6 22 17 24 17 19 14
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                   <1 <1  2  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
T WIND SPD                 8  6 16 16 16  4  8  8  6  5 12 12 13  5  6  5  5  5
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                        4  7 46 93107  2  4  4  3  6 46 70 83  3  3  3  3  6
MAX LVORI                  3  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.34 29.32 29.25 29.29 29.26 29.23 29.19 29.24 29.26


Date           09/28Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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       81      57      84      58      86      61      87      65      88
TEMP          76 71 61 58 80 72 61 59 83 75 64 62 85 77 68 66 85 77
DEWPT         57 60 58 57 60 61 59 58 60 61 60 61 63 64 64 65 66 67
RH            52 68 90 96 51 68 93 96 46 62 87 97 48 64 87 97 53 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                           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