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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026
VAZ024-142100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
931 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026
Date Sat 11/14/26 Sun 11/15/26 Mon 11/16/26
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 48 31 52 27 59
TEMP 44 48 47 40 37 34 32 31 44 51 51 44 38 34 30 27 42 57 58 48
DEWPT 25 24 24 25 25 26 27 26 31 31 30 30 31 29 28 27 34 33 30 31
MAX/MIN RH 38 82 44 99 34
RH 47 39 40 55 61 72 81 81 60 46 44 57 76 82 92100 73 40 34 51
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW N N
WIND SPD 10 10 9 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
WIND GUST 25 23 23 20
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 30 25 9 4 5 4 7 11 22 19 11 10 19 23 16 16 9 1 0 3
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 5 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 4 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N N SW
T WIND SPD 23 21 18 11 9 8 9 6 13 11 12 9 6 6 5 5 8 6 6 4
DISPERSION PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 94 94 76 5 4 4 4 7 61 64 69 4 3 3 3 6 32 33 31 2
MAX LVORI 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 3 1 1 2
STABILITY C C C F G G G B B B B G G G G A A A A G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.48 28.57 28.62 28.69 28.71 28.79 28.82 28.88 28.85
Date Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26
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 26 63 27 67 29 70 33 71
TEMP 34 27 61 51 36 28 65 53 38 31 67 55 41 34 69 57
DEWPT 29 26 34 32 30 27 32 30 28 26 30 29 29 27 34 34
RH 82 96 36 48 79 96 29 41 67 81 25 37 62 75 27 42
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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