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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
253 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026
VAZ024-090900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
253 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026
Date 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 Wed
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 38 65 32 72 37
TEMP 67 56 47 44 41 38 51 64 65 52 44 40 35 32 52 69 70 59 49 44 40 38
DEWPT 40 37 34 33 34 35 42 40 37 36 37 36 35 32 42 39 39 38 39 39 39 38
MIN/MAX RH 89 36 100 30 100
RH 37 49 60 65 76 89 71 41 35 54 76 85100100 69 33 32 45 68 82 96100
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 4 3 8 8 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 5 4 2 2 1 1 0
WIND GUST 13 14 16 14 13 24 20 18 16
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 1 2 2 3 2 3 5 3 1 3 14 47 30 3 1 1 1 6 7 10 15 15
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 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
T WIND SPD 11 9 11 11 10 10 19 19 14 8 5 5 6 6 10 13 10 8
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 20 4 5 5 5 11 80 97 57 4 3 3 3 7 22 54 32 4
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 3 4 5 3 1 1 2 4 6 9 8 3 1 1 2
STABILITY B G G G F B B B B G G F G B B B B G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.43 28.44 28.49 28.51 28.56 28.55 28.52 28.46
Date 11/11Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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 71 40 63 36 52 28 51 27 58
TEMP 69 56 47 42 61 54 42 37 50 42 35 29 50 41 33 28 55 47
DEWPT 47 44 43 41 48 43 39 33 33 29 28 25 28 27 27 25 30 31
RH 45 64 86 96 62 66 89 85 52 60 75 85 42 57 78 88 38 53
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 20 50 30 20 5 5 0 0
RAIN S C C C C 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