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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

VAZ024-132100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

Date             Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26            Sun 11/15/26
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                 52          31          48          28          55
TEMP                48 52 50 43 39 36 33 31 43 48 47 41 36 33 30 29 43 54 54 46
DEWPT               31 27 27 27 28 27 26 25 27 25 25 26 26 25 25 25 32 32 29 30
MAX/MIN RH                   37          77          40          88          38
RH                  51 38 41 53 64 69 75 78 53 40 42 55 67 72 81 85 65 43 38 53
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             9  6  8  4  2  2  2  3 10 10  9  5  3  2  2  2  4  5  5  3
WIND GUST           21 17 20 16             25 23 23 20 13          14       13
CLOUDS              SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           28 13 15 22 48 28 14  5 18 17  5  4  8  4  8 11  8 12 14 12
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          18 16 17 10  9  8  8  9 19 18 17 11  9  8  8  6 13 12 11  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 70104101  5  4  4  4 10 79 80 71  5  4  4  4  7 59 71 64  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  5  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  C  C  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.14 28.19 28.27 28.33 28.42 28.48 28.57 28.63 28.70 28.72


Date          Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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       26      58      26      61      26      66      28      68
TEMP          33 27 56 46 32 27 58 49 34 27 64 51 36 29 66 54
DEWPT         28 25 32 30 28 25 32 30 27 25 30 29 26 24 28 29
RH            82 92 40 53 85 92 37 48 75 92 28 42 67 81 24 38
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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