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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

NCZ006-060900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 PM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Date           12/05/25      Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 30          49          25          51          31
TEMP                32 32 32 32 38 47 48 39 35 32 29 27 38 48 51 43 37 36 34 32
DEWPT               31 30 30 30 36 38 39 39 35 32 29 27 33 35 36 37 36 35 34 32
MIN/MAX RH                  100          69         100          57         100
RH                  96 92 92 92 92 71 71100100100100100 82 60 56 79 96 96100100
WIND DIR             S  N  N  S  W  W  W SW  S  S  N  N  E  S  S  S  W NW  N  N
WIND SPD             1  0  0  1  2  3  3  1  1  1  0  0  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  4
CLOUDS              B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           82 94 93 88 88 88 68 21 14 28 31 38 50 52 56 50 65 77 79 83
VSBY                 1  2  1  1  4  8 10  9 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN                                                                    S  S  C
SNOW                                                                          C
Obvis               PF PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT              1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR           N NW NW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  E  S  S SW            
T WIND SPD           8  4  4  2  5  9  8  3  2  2  2  0  4 13 13  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  2  2  2  7 25 14  2  1  1  1  0  5 38 22  3            
MAX LVORI            9  9  9 10  6  3  3  8 10 10 10 10  4  1  2  5            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING               500  9400  2900  2200  None  None  None  None   500      
STA PRES            29.33 29.32 29.32 29.31 29.39 29.43 29.42 29.30            


Date           12/08Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       42      18      44      28      53      35      53      33      50
TEMP          40 32 24 19 42 36 30 30 51 47 42 37 51 45 37 33 48 41
DEWPT         27 22 16 13 19 25 27 28 33 35 36 34 32 31 30 29 27 27
RH            59 66 71 77 39 64 88 92 50 63 79 89 48 58 75 85 44 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30       5       0       0       0      10      20      10      10
RAIN           C                                   S               
SNOW           C  C                                                

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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