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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

VAZ024-080900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1231 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

Date           11/06/26      Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26            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                 37          60          32          68          37
TEMP                   48 41 38 45 59 59 49 42 39 35 33 47 65 67 56 47 44 40 37
DEWPT                  42 36 32 38 37 35 35 36 35 35 33 40 36 33 31 31 32 33 34
MIN/MAX RH                   84          41         100          28          86
RH                     80 82 79 76 44 40 58 79 85100100 76 34 28 38 53 62 76 89
WIND DIR               NW NW  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                3  4  3  6  8  8  4  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  4  4  4  4
WIND GUST              17 16    19 19 20 17 12                   16 17 18 17 14
CLOUDS                 FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              23  2  6 12  3  0  2  8 17  5  3  2  1  0  2  1  1  6 16
VSBY                   10 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  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD             10  9  8 14 16 16 10  9  8  6  6 10 11 10  9            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     5  4  8 52 65 63  5  4  4  3  7 24 38 35  4            
MAX LVORI               4  5  4  3  1  1  3  4  6  9  8  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY               G  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.41 28.45 28.47 28.51 28.52 28.51 28.46            


Date           11/09Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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       68      33      72      38      69      35      62      32      57
TEMP          65 56 40 34 69 59 44 39 66 53 42 36 59 51 39 33 54 44
DEWPT         38 36 36 32 39 39 39 37 41 37 36 34 38 37 35 32 33 30
RH            37 47 85 92 33 47 82 92 40 54 79 92 45 59 85 96 45 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       0      20      20      10
RAIN                                                  S  S  S      
SNOW                                                        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