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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Mon Nov 3 2025

NCZ018-032100-
RAWS 311941
36.22N  81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
101 PM EST Mon Nov 3 2025

Date             Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25            Wed 11/05/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 49          34          59          39          64
TEMP                      46 41 40 37 35 34 46 57 56 45 42 41 40 43 57 63 60 51
DEWPT                     38 37 35 34 33 31 30 28 30 34 34 34 33 30 37 39 35 36
MAX/MIN RH                   66          93          30          77          39
RH                        73 85 82 89 92 89 53 33 37 65 73 76 76 60 47 41 39 56
WIND DIR                   W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                  13 13 11  8  8  6  4  4  3  1  1  2  2  6 13 16 14 12
WIND GUST                 25 25 21 19                                        23
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 23 20 17 27 30 38 11 15 15  6  7  6 11 20 23 45 16  6
VSBY                      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                    1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                18 24 16 18 12 10 10  6  4  2  3  3  3  5 21 26 18 11
DISPERSION                   FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                       30 22 11 12  8 11 15 18  8  1  2  2  2  6 36 62 32 10
MAX LVORI                  3  4  4  5  6  5  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY                  D  D  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.98 27.02 27.08 27.15 27.11 27.10 27.04 27.00 26.91


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

MIN/MAX TEMP       41      59      38      57      43      57      40      56
TEMP          47 42 58 45 41 39 56 49 48 43 56 46 42 42 55 44
DEWPT         42 39 36 40 36 36 45 48 48 42 42 42 40 39 43 37
RH            83 89 44 82 82 89 66 96100 96 59 86 93 89 64 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      60       5      20      20
RAIN                                S  L  S                  
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS

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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