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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

VAZ024-010900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
331 PM EST Wed Dec 31 2025

Date           12/31/25      Thu 01/01/26            Fri 01/02/26            Sat
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                 32          45          27          51          32
TEMP          44 39 36 35 35 34 40 44 42 33 30 28 28 29 39 49 50 43 37 35 33 32
DEWPT         22 21 22 24 27 25 22 18 17 17 19 20 23 24 27 29 29 30 30 29 29 28
MIN/MAX RH                   74          34          85          43          86
RH            41 48 56 64 72 69 48 35 36 51 63 71 81 81 62 46 44 60 75 78 85 85
WIND DIR       W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N
WIND SPD       6  4  5  6  8  8  9  8  6  2  2  1  2  2  3  5  4  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST     20 20 21 24 27 28 28 21 18 12                                    
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     38 22 12 17 22 26 26 14 21 15 24 27 28 31 29 46 62 72 74 80 82 87
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           5
RAIN                                                                          C
MIX HGT        4  1  2  2  1  2  4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE            
T WIND SPD    20 12 10 10 14 16 28 20 16 13  9  5 10 11 12 11  5  2            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           80  6  5  5 10 38106 80 57  6  4  3  5 13 41 41 14  1            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  2  3            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  D  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2600 15100      
STA PRES            28.25 28.20 28.30 28.37 28.41 28.37 28.35 28.31            


Date           01/03Sun 01/04/26Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26Wed 01/07/26
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       45      29      50      26      48      31      55      38      58
TEMP          44 41 33 29 49 36 28 26 46 40 33 32 53 47 41 40 56 50
DEWPT         27 29 28 26 23 23 21 20 22 25 26 29 36 35 36 36 39 37
RH            51 62 82 88 36 59 75 78 38 55 75 88 52 63 82 85 53 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      20       0       0       0       5      10      10      20
RAIN           C  C  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
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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