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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

NCZ006-120800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

Date           09/11/26      Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            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
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                 69          87          69          89          68
TEMP                73 71 70 71 82 87 84 77 73 72 71 71 80 87 89 81 73 71 69 69
DEWPT               71 70 70 71 75 75 75 74 73 72 71 71 75 74 73 72 72 70 69 69
MIN/MAX RH                  100          68         100          59         100
RH                  93 97100100 79 68 74 90100100100100 85 65 59 74 97 97100100
WIND DIR             E SE SE  N SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W NW  W  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD             3  1  1  0  1  4  4  1  1  1  1  2  4  3  3  0  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           67 63 77 88 83 83 76 85 86 69 67 57 34 40 40 40 25 10 12 10
VSBY                10  7  4  3 10 10 10 10  6  1  1  3 10  7  7 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     20          80          70          20           5
RAIN SHWRS                      IS NM NM SC NM SC          IS IS               
TSTMS                           IS SC SC SC IS             IS IS               
Obvis                  PF PF PF             PF PF PF PF                        
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  E  E SW  W  W NW  W  S            
T WIND SPD          11  8  9  8  9  9  6  1  2  1  3  3  6  5  3  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  5  4  4  6 25 24 11  1  1  1  2  3 22 32 13  2            
MAX LVORI            6  8  9  8  3  3  4  7 10 10 10  9  4  1  2  4            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              1800   600  2100  2900  5900  2100  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.35 29.39 29.42 29.39 29.38 29.37 29.38 29.31            


Date           09/14Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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       90      59      83      58      86      60      90      66      90
TEMP          89 80 65 60 80 74 61 59 84 77 63 62 88 82 69 67 88 80
DEWPT         70 67 62 59 62 62 61 59 64 64 63 62 65 64 64 64 66 67
RH            54 65 90 96 54 66100100 51 64100100 47 55 84 90 48 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5       0       0       5       0       5      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC
TSTMS                                                            IS

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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