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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

VAZ024-070900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1231 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date           11/05/26      Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun
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                 55          72          38          60          34
TEMP                   64 63 57 65 70 69 58 51 47 44 39 45 59 59 49 43 40 37 35
DEWPT                  61 60 56 53 51 49 48 47 44 40 35 39 38 36 36 37 36 36 34
MIN/MAX RH                  100          48          90          42         100
RH                     90 90 96 65 51 49 69 86 89 86 85 79 45 42 61 79 85 96 96
WIND DIR                S  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                1  2  2  3  4  4  4  5  4  5  4  6  8  9  4  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                               19 20 21 17            
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              77 80 66 58 53  2 23 21  7  3  4  1  3  1  4 13 16 16 14
VSBY                    5  6  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40           5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD              5  6  6 10 11 11 10  9 10  9  9 16 14 14  9  8  6  6  6
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  3  7 26 34 40  5  4  5  4 10 62 64 52  4  4  3  3  7
MAX LVORI               6  6  6  3  1  1  3  5  6  5  5  3  1  1  3  4  6  8  8
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  D  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F  G  G  G  B
CEILING                    4000  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.34 28.36 28.33 28.38 28.41 28.45 28.46 28.51 28.52


Date           11/08Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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       67      36      69      34      72      37      69      35      65
TEMP          64 55 42 37 66 56 40 35 69 59 44 38 67 56 41 36 62 51
DEWPT         38 33 33 33 38 35 35 32 39 38 38 37 41 38 37 35 40 39
RH            38 43 70 85 36 45 82 89 33 45 79 96 39 51 85 96 44 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5      20
RAIN                                                              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
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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