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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025

NCZ006-280900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 PM EST Sat Dec 27 2025

Date           12/27/25      Sun 12/28/25            Mon 12/29/25            Tue
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                 36          51          49          67          26
TEMP             52 45 41 38 37 42 48 51 49 51 55 58 59 63 62 58 44 35 31 28 27
DEWPT            43 40 37 34 33 36 38 40 44 49 54 57 56 55 44 29 20 16 15 13 12
MIN/MAX RH                   89          66         100          33          56
RH               71 82 85 85 85 79 68 66 83 93 96 96 90 75 52 33 38 45 51 53 53
WIND DIR          E  E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          8  2  2  2  1  2  3  4  3  5  8 10 11 13 13 13 10 10  8  6  6
WIND GUST                                         21 24 25 26 26 21 20    17   
CLOUDS           FW SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        20 48 60 63 89 95 96 95 93 91 96 94 90 86 53 53  7  5  6  8  9
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  7 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          20          30          40           5
RAIN                                   S        C  C  C  C  C  C               
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1  1 <1 <1  2  1  2  3  4  5  3            
T WIND DIR        E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD       11  9  8  5  6  8  6  8 11  9 10 11 18 17 26 28 27            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             VP PR PR FR             FR FR PR PR   
ADI               8  4  4  3  9 12 11 12  5  6 12 13 33 41 77 91 19            
MAX LVORI         3  5  5  6  4  4  3  3  4  8  7  5  4  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY         E  F  F  F  C  C  C  D  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  1400  1800   900   500   400  1000  None  None      
STA PRES            29.52 29.52 29.51 29.40 29.27 29.10 29.04 29.10            


Date           12/30Wed 12/31/25Thu 01/01/26Fri 01/02/26Sat 01/03/26
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      23      49      29      52      25      47      27      49
TEMP          39 31 26 23 45 39 33 32 48 41 32 27 44 36 31 27 46 41
DEWPT         11 10  9  9 13 17 19 21 22 21 19 17 14 17 18 17 22 26
RH            31 41 48 54 27 40 56 63 35 44 58 65 29 45 58 65 38 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       5       0       0      10      20
RAIN                                                           S  S

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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