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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026
VAZ024-130900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026
Date 11/12/26 Fri 11/13/26 Sat 11/14/26 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 39 55 29 51 27
TEMP 47 44 41 39 45 54 53 45 39 35 31 29 42 50 49 41 36 32 29 28
DEWPT 40 38 36 35 36 31 28 29 29 28 27 26 30 28 26 28 28 27 27 26
MIN/MAX RH 85 36 88 39 96
RH 76 79 82 85 70 41 38 53 67 75 85 88 62 42 40 59 72 81 92 92
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW W NW W
WIND SPD 6 4 5 5 8 6 8 4 2 2 2 3 9 9 9 5 3 2 2 2
WIND GUST 24 20 21 21 20 17 19 19 23 23 23 20 13
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 57 62 45 68 71 34 32 42 62 68 20 15 24 32 23 12 14 8 6 6
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 1 <1 2 1 4 5 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 5 <1
T WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 14 12 12 12 16 14 12 9 8 6 8 6 14 16 16 12
DISPERSION PR VP PR VP VP VP VP PR VP VP VP
ADI 10 8 8 20 44 93 81 6 4 3 4 7 60 72 69 6
MAX LVORI 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 1 1 1 3
STABILITY E E E D D B B E F F G B C C C F
CEILING 2800 None 3600 None 9600 None None None None
STA PRES 28.04 28.07 28.12 28.18 28.26 28.31 28.40 28.47
Date 11/15Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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 55 27 56 26 60 27 65 29 68
TEMP 54 43 33 28 54 46 33 28 57 48 34 28 62 51 36 30 66 54
DEWPT 32 31 29 26 32 30 29 27 33 31 29 26 30 29 28 25 30 31
RH 43 62 85 92 43 53 85 96 40 51 82 92 30 42 72 81 26 41
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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