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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
216 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

VAZ024-100900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
216 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

Date           11/09/26      Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26            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                 34          71          39          70          42
TEMP          63 54 46 41 37 35 52 68 69 57 50 46 42 40 57 69 68 57 51 47 44 43
DEWPT         39 38 39 38 37 35 44 42 44 44 44 43 42 40 49 48 47 46 45 44 44 43
MIN/MAX RH                  100          38         100          44         100
RH            41 54 76 89100100 74 39 40 62 80 89100100 75 47 47 67 80 89100100
WIND DIR      NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N NW  N  N SW  S SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       6  3  1  1  1  2  3  5  4  2  1  0  1  0  0  2  2  1  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST     19                   16 14                                       
CLOUDS        CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)      1  2  9  3  2  3  3  4  1  3  3  2  2 12  9 20 24 32 44 60 62 78
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  4
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          30
RAIN                                                                    C  C  L
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD    17  8  5  5  6  8 13 17 11  8  6  5  5  4  5  9  8  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           59  4  3  3  3  8 32 69 26  4  3  3  3  4 13 43 28  3            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  6  9  8  3  1  2  3  4  6  9  9  4  1  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.55 28.55 28.52 28.46 28.49 28.47 28.43 28.30            


Date           11/12Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
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       64      36      50      29      50      26      54      28      61
TEMP          62 55 43 36 48 42 35 30 48 40 31 27 52 43 33 29 58 50
DEWPT         51 45 40 34 35 31 29 26 28 27 27 25 30 30 29 27 35 34
RH            67 69 89 92 60 65 78 85 46 59 85 92 43 60 85 92 42 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           60      20      20      10       0       0       0       0       5
RAIN           L  C  S  S  S  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