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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
NCZ006-032000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N 79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 57 68 60 75
TEMP 69 71 68 62 60 59 58 60 64 67 67 66 65 63 62 61 67 74 74 65
DEWPT 66 65 64 61 60 59 58 60 64 67 67 66 65 63 62 60 66 64 63 61
MAX/MIN RH 81 100 99 100 67
RH 90 81 87 97100100100100100100100100100100100 97 97 71 69 87
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N NW N N N NE
WIND SPD 8 8 8 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 1
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 100 99 94100100100100100100 99100100100100100 95 85 50 20 17
VSBY 10 10 10 9 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 8 3 10 10
POP 12HR 20 70 70 30 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC NM NM NM SC SC IS
MIX HGT 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 <1 <1 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 5 <1
T WIND DIR NE N NE NE NE N N N N N NW NW W SW SW W N N N N
T WIND SPD 16 14 14 11 10 10 9 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 13 8 6 3
DISPERSION PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 30 27 27 10 9 9 8 9 8 8 5 2 1 1 1 3 33 38 37 2
MAX LVORI 4 3 4 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 4 3 1 5
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D C D D D D F A B B B G
CEILING 700 700 700 700 700 700 1400 10800 22900 None
STA PRES 29.49 29.51 29.52 29.49 29.49 29.44 29.44 29.41 29.45 29.43
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 68 44 70 46 76 50 78
TEMP 57 52 68 58 48 46 68 60 50 48 74 65 54 52 76 67
DEWPT 54 44 48 49 45 43 49 51 48 46 54 55 51 49 54 55
RH 90 74 49 72 89 89 51 72 93 93 50 70 90 89 46 65
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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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