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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

NCZ018-080900-
RAWS 311941
36.22N  81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
201 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025

Date           11/07/25      Sat 11/08/25            Sun 11/09/25            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
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                 47          62          44          58          24
TEMP          56 50 50 50 49 47 53 60 58 49 48 46 45 45 55 56 48 41 36 32 28 25
DEWPT         45 48 48 49 49 46 47 42 42 43 44 43 43 43 47 45 41 36 32 28 25 20
MIN/MAX RH                  100          48          97          67          87
RH            66 93 93 96100 96 80 51 55 80 86 89 93 93 74 66 77 82 85 85 88 81
WIND DIR       S  S SW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       8  5  5  5  6  5  4  5  4  1  1  1  2  6 13 17 17 19 17 13 17 18
WIND GUST              16                                        29 31 27 29 31
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     60 82 62 79 61 55 29 34 14 29 41 40 44 59 50 61 61 72 74 60 55 63
VSBY          10  9 10  5  5  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10  9 10 10   
POP 12HR                     70           5          20          30          40
RAIN                                                              C  C         
RAIN SHWRS          NM SC                      IS IS IS IS SC SC               
SNOW                                                                 C  S  S   
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3  2            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW  W NW  W  W SW  S  S  W NW NW  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD    13 11  9  9 10 11  6 11  6  2  2  3  4  5 20 25 25 27            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             GD GD FR GD   
ADI           22  8  6  6  7 13 11 45 18  1  1  2  2  6 50 70 60 37            
MAX LVORI      2  5  6  6  8  5  4  1  2  5  5  6  8  6  3  1  3  4            
STABILITY      D  E  E  E  E  D  B  B  B  G  F  G  F  B  D  D  D  D            
CEILING               700  1300  None  None  None  None  None   700   700      
STA PRES            26.67 26.66 26.73 26.70 26.71 26.68 26.70 26.72            


Date           11/10Tue 11/11/25Wed 11/12/25Thu 11/13/25Fri 11/14/25
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       30      19      38      27      51      36      51      34      53
TEMP          29 23 22 19 34 30 29 31 50 42 39 36 50 41 37 35 53 44
DEWPT         15 12 12 11 15 16 16 18 31 33 33 31 30 30 29 27 32 35
RH            55 62 65 70 45 55 58 58 48 70 79 82 46 65 72 72 44 70
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           20      20       0       0       0       5       0       0       5
SNOW              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
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