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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
703 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

NCZ006-072100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
703 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date             Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26
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                 79          64          76          56          78
TEMP                71 78 79 74 69 68 66 65 69 75 75 68 64 61 58 56 67 76 78 71
DEWPT               64 63 61 60 60 61 62 62 64 60 59 59 58 57 55 54 57 55 53 52
MAX/MIN RH                   53          95          56          94          41
RH                  79 60 54 62 73 78 87 90 84 60 58 73 81 87 90 93 70 48 42 51
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD             6 10 11  6  8  8  8  6  8  8  5  2  2  1  1  1  2  4  4  2
WIND GUST                 21       19 19                                       
CLOUDS              B1 SC B1 SC FW B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           51 44 53 31 21 64 84 90 80 90 85 92 40 38 41 51 33 35 35 16
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          40          80          20          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS       IS SC NM NM  O  O IS IS             IS IS   
TSTMS                              IS          SC SC                           
MIX HGT              2  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  W SW  N  N  N  N NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD          16 13 20 16 19 19 20 14 19 17 12  1  1  9  8  8  6  8  8  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 29 49 60  7 13 26 28 29 37 44 22  1  1  4  4  6 12 39 55  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  3  1  2  4  6  5  6  6  3  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  C  D  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  F  G  G  F  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  1300  1000  1700  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.57 29.46 29.41 29.34 29.35 29.33 29.38 29.41 29.45 29.42


Date          Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
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       55      83      62      84      56      68      36      58
TEMP          60 56 81 75 65 63 82 79 70 58 58 50 42 37 55 54
DEWPT         53 53 57 57 60 60 61 58 58 53 38 24 24 25 25 31
RH            78 90 44 54 84 90 49 49 66 83 47 36 48 61 31 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      10      30      70      50      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC          SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS 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
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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