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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

VAZ024-060900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
501 PM EST Thu Nov 5 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                 56          71          40          62          33
TEMP             65 64 62 60 57 62 69 69 59 52 48 43 40 47 60 61 52 43 40 36 33
DEWPT            65 63 61 59 56 54 49 48 49 48 46 42 38 40 37 35 36 37 37 36 33
MIN/MAX RH                   98          46          96          37         100
RH              100 97 97 96 96 75 49 47 69 86 93 96 92 76 42 38 54 79 89100100
WIND DIR          S  N  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          1  0  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  2  3  4  8  8  9  4  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                         14 14 20 20 21 17 12         
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 OV SC SC CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        78 74 83 85 94 50 30  2  3 15  7  3  3  3  1  2  3  3  8 19 21
VSBY              9  9  4  3  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          10           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS                                                         
Obvis               PF  F  F PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR        S SW  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD        3  2  1  3  3  5 11 14  6  5  5  5  4 16 19 17  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  1  1  2  3 15 50 49  3  3  3  3  5 63 87 65  3            
MAX LVORI        10  8  9  8  8  3  1  1  3  6  6  8  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  C  F            
CEILING              2400  4000  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.35 28.33 28.35 28.32 28.38 28.40 28.45 28.46            


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      33      70      33      72      35      69      32      64
TEMP          64 51 40 34 66 56 40 34 69 58 42 36 66 52 39 33 61 52
DEWPT         38 35 34 33 37 36 35 32 38 36 36 34 37 35 35 32 37 36
RH            38 54 79 96 34 47 82 92 32 44 79 92 34 52 85 96 41 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20
RAIN                                                           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