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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

NCZ006-242000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
931 AM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Date             Sat 10/24/26            Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26
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                 65          43          68          38          71
TEMP                57 64 65 53 48 45 43 44 57 66 67 54 48 44 40 39 58 69 69 54
DEWPT               47 46 45 45 46 44 42 43 49 49 48 49 47 44 40 39 49 44 43 46
MAX/MIN RH                   49          98          49         100          36
RH                  69 52 48 74 93 96 96 96 75 54 50 83 96100100100 72 40 39 74
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             8  9  8  3  2  1  3  4  5  5  5  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0
CLOUDS              FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           24 20 30 27 29 20 37 45 62 34  4 11 11 11  8 17  0  0  1  2
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0  0 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  E
T WIND SPD          11 11 11 10 10  9 10 11 11 10  9  8  6  4  5  5  6  5  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 31 56 58  5  5  4  5 12 23 51 50  4  3  2  3  6 18 21 16  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  6  9  7  5  3  1  1  5  8  9  9  9  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  D  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.77 29.83 29.84 29.86 29.77 29.77 29.74 29.70 29.59


Date          Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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       39      74      43      69      44      72      46      76
TEMP          43 40 72 60 47 45 66 58 49 46 70 60 50 47 74 63
DEWPT         43 40 50 52 47 45 50 52 49 46 54 54 50 47 52 53
RH           100100 46 75100100 56 80100100 57 81100100 46 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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