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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Mon Dec 29 2025

VAZ024-300900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 PM EST Mon Dec 29 2025

Date           12/29/25      Tue 12/30/25            Wed 12/31/25            Thu
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                 24          36          25          45          30
TEMP          35 30 27 26 26 24 30 35 35 29 27 26 26 26 34 43 45 40 36 35 33 31
DEWPT         16 13 12 11 10 10  9  8  8  8  7  8 11 13 17 20 21 22 22 23 22 21
MIN/MAX RH                   54          32          56          37          67
RH            45 49 53 52 50 54 41 32 32 40 42 46 52 57 49 39 38 48 56 61 63 66
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      14 11 12 12 11 14 13 14  9  5  4  4  5  5  8  9  9  5  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST     35 36 35 34 33 29 27    23 21 20 18 19 19 21 23 23 21 21 21 20 18
CLOUDS        SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     50  7  6  5  5  5  4  5  8 19 36 37 36 29 36 44 50 53 58 39 42 43
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
MIX HGT        5  3  3  3  1  3  4  4  4  1  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  2            
T WIND DIR     W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    41 34 34 34 31 27 27 21 20 14 14 17 11 11 21 24 21 13            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             PR VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI          129 23 46 46 21 61 74 63 78  7  7  8  5 26 78 98 87  9            
MAX LVORI      1  2  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      D  E  D  D  E  D  D  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.35 28.37 28.44 28.43 28.44 28.38 28.32 28.27            


Date           01/01Fri 01/02/26Sat 01/03/26Sun 01/04/26Mon 01/05/26
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       43      25      51      33      50      28      48      29      52
TEMP          42 32 27 26 48 43 35 34 49 42 31 28 47 37 31 29 50 44
DEWPT         16 16 17 20 24 27 28 29 31 29 26 24 23 23 23 23 28 30
RH            34 51 65 78 39 53 75 82 50 60 81 85 38 56 72 78 42 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0      20      40      10       0       5      10
RAIN                                S  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