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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

VAZ024-062100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1231 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date             Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26
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                 72          38          60          34          67
TEMP                   70 69 58 51 47 44 39 45 59 59 49 43 40 37 35 47 64 66 55
DEWPT                  51 49 48 47 44 40 35 39 38 36 36 37 36 36 34 40 38 35 33
MAX/MIN RH                   48          90          42         100          31
RH                     51 49 69 86 89 86 85 79 45 42 61 79 85 96 96 76 38 32 43
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                4  4  4  5  4  5  4  6  8  9  4  3  2  2  2  4  5  5  4
WIND GUST                                   19 20 21 17                   16 16
CLOUDS                 SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              32 13 20 27 20  2  4  1  3  1  4 13 16 16 14  1  0  0  5
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD             11 11 10  9 10  9  9 16 14 14  9  8  6  6  6 10 10 11  9
DISPERSION                   VP PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    34 40  5  4  5  4 10 62 64 52  4  4  3  3  7 29 38 44  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  5  6  5  5  3  1  1  3  4  6  8  8  3  1  1  2
STABILITY               D  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.33 28.38 28.41 28.45 28.46 28.51 28.52 28.53 28.47


Date          Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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       36      69      34      72      37      68      35      65
TEMP          42 37 66 56 40 35 69 59 44 38 66 53 41 36 62 53
DEWPT         33 33 38 35 35 32 39 38 38 37 40 38 37 35 40 39
RH            70 85 36 45 82 89 33 45 79 96 38 57 85 96 44 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      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