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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

VAZ024-112100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
631 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

Date             Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26
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                 69          43          62          35          52
TEMP             46 56 69 69 57 50 46 44 43 54 61 59 50 44 40 37 35 44 51 49 41
DEWPT            42 45 44 43 43 44 42 42 43 47 46 41 40 38 36 34 31 33 31 27 28
MAX/MIN RH                   38          97          51          89          41
RH               86 66 40 39 59 80 86 93100 77 58 51 68 79 85 89 85 65 46 42 59
WIND DIR          N  N  S  S  N SW  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          0  0  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  6 10 10  8  4  3  5  6 10 10 10  6
WIND GUST                                   20 23 25 25 20 18 20 21 24 23 24 24
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        14  9 19 33 42 28 33 49 42 26 61 51 46 24 25 39 25 22 44 45 43
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  1  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0          30          30          20           0
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC SC SC SC IS                        
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT          <1  1  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  4  2 <1  1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        4  4 10  9  8  8  8  6 10 19 20 18 14 11 10  9 10 14 14 13 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP PR             PR
ADI               4  8 60 30  4  4  4  3 10 89 60 51 20  5  5  4 11 57 68 59  7
MAX LVORI         5  3  1  2  3  4  6  6  6  3  1  1  3  4  5  6  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  B  B  F  G  G  F  A  B  D  D  D  F  G  F  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.40 28.26 28.18 28.06 28.05 28.10 28.13 28.15 28.19 28.22


Date          Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26
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       28      50      25      54      25      55      26      57
TEMP          33 29 50 41 31 26 52 43 30 26 53 44 32 26 55 45
DEWPT         27 23 27 26 26 23 29 27 26 23 29 29 27 24 31 30
RH            78 78 41 55 81 88 41 53 85 88 39 55 81 92 40 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5       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