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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Oct 15 2025

NCZ006-160800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Oct 15 2025

Date           10/15/25      Thu 10/16/25            Fri 10/17/25            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                 48          70          37          68          45
TEMP          76 64 59 55 52 49 61 67 68 55 48 45 38 43 57 66 67 57 50 49 47 46
DEWPT         55 55 50 47 45 44 43 41 41 42 40 38 37 36 40 40 42 44 43 42 42 42
MIN/MAX RH                   82          36          90          38          88
RH            48 73 72 74 77 83 51 39 37 61 74 76 96 76 53 38 40 62 77 77 83 86
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  N  N  N  N NE NW NW  N  N  N  S  S
WIND SPD       3  1  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  0  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS        CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)      2  4 10  7  9  0  2  5  1  4  1  2  8  1  3  6  7 34 61 67 70 41
VSBY          10 10 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        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N NW  N NW NW  S            
T WIND SPD    11  3  9  6  5  5 17 14 13  3  3  3  3  3 10  6  4  1            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           56  2  4  3  3  6 58 74 73  2  2  2  2  3 34 31 20  1            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 16000      
STA PRES            29.37 29.39 29.42 29.37 29.41 29.44 29.49 29.41            


Date           10/18Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25Tue 10/21/25Wed 10/22/25
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      53      76      47      69      45      74      48      71
TEMP          73 66 58 54 75 66 55 48 67 58 48 46 72 63 53 49 69 61
DEWPT         52 54 51 51 58 59 51 44 43 43 39 39 46 47 45 45 46 46
RH            48 65 77 90 55 78 86 86 42 57 71 76 39 56 74 86 44 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0      20      50      10       5       0       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC 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
varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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