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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

NCZ006-020800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

Date           10/01/25      Thu 10/02/25            Fri 10/03/25            Sat
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                 49          73          46          73          49
TEMP                58 54 51 49 65 71 71 62 56 53 50 48 61 69 71 63 58 55 53 51
DEWPT               53 51 49 49 51 51 51 52 51 50 48 48 50 51 50 52 52 52 50 51
MIN/MAX RH                   98          48         100          48          99
RH                  83 90 93100 60 49 49 70 83 89 93100 67 53 47 67 80 90 89100
WIND DIR            NE NE  N  N NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  N NE NE  E NE NE  E  N  N
WIND SPD             3  2  2  3  5  6  6  3  2  1  1  2  4  3  2  1  1  1  0  1
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            5  4  4  3 11 23 26 35 22  8  8  7 13 18 14  9 21 32 29 26
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  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE  E NE  E  E  E  E  N  N  E SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD           5  5  5  4 13 11 12 13 12  9  3  3  5  2  2  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  3  5 55 61 67  6  6  4  2  4 19 11 10  2            
MAX LVORI            5  6  6  9  1  1  1  3  4  6  7  9  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.59 29.67 29.75 29.73 29.77 29.75 29.75 29.66            


Date           10/04Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
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       75      55      77      59      81      60      81      61      80
TEMP          71 67 60 57 74 69 63 60 78 72 65 62 78 73 66 63 77 69
DEWPT         57 57 57 57 63 63 62 60 65 65 62 62 66 66 64 62 66 66
RH            61 70 90100 69 81 97100 64 79 90100 67 79 93 97 69 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      10       5      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS IS SC

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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