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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

VAZ024-072100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
101 PM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

Date             Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 59          31          67          37          66
TEMP                      58 49 42 38 34 31 46 65 67 56 46 44 40 37 49 63 65 55
DEWPT                     37 36 36 36 34 31 40 39 38 36 34 32 33 34 41 38 36 36
MAX/MIN RH                   45         100          34          91          34
RH                        45 61 79 92100100 79 38 34 47 63 62 76 89 74 39 34 49
WIND DIR                  NW NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   9  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  3  3  4  4  8  8  5  3
WIND GUST                 23 16                         13 16 16    23 20 17   
CLOUDS                    CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)                  3  1  7 24 18  8  3  3  1  7 18  5  2  5  7  1  1 11
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                    3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD                19  9  8  8  8  6  8 10 10  9  9 10 10  9 18 17 11  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                       64  4  4  4  4  7 16 31 17  4  4  5  5 10 72 82 47  3
MAX LVORI                  1  3  5  6  9  8  3  1  2  2  3  3  4  5  3  1  1  2
STABILITY                  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.46 28.52 28.52 28.50 28.43 28.43 28.44 28.49 28.49


Date          Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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       31      72      37      71      39      63      35      55
TEMP          40 32 69 59 44 38 69 56 46 40 62 51 42 36 53 43
DEWPT         36 32 39 38 39 37 44 42 41 39 45 42 39 34 34 30
RH            85100 33 45 82 96 40 59 83 96 54 71 89 92 48 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      10      50      40      20
RAIN                                         S  C  C  C  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