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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

VAZ024-300800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Date           10/29/26      Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            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
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 53          76          40          66          42
TEMP          72 62 58 55 54 53 68 76 74 60 52 47 42 40 53 65 65 57 49 47 44 42
DEWPT         49 48 47 46 43 45 49 48 42 43 42 41 40 39 45 43 42 45 43 42 41 40
MIN/MAX RH                   74          31          97          41          93
RH            44 60 67 72 66 74 51 37 32 53 69 79 93 96 74 45 43 64 80 83 89 93
WIND DIR      SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N SE SE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       1  1  1  1  1  1  1  4  4  2  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%)      1  2  3  3  9  8  2  5  3 18 30 37 37 63 52 76 77 88 88 87 88 83
VSBY          10 10 10  8 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        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD     5  5  6  6  8  6 10 14 10  8  6  5  5  4  5  4  4  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           21  3  3  3  4  7 22 80 18  4  3  3  3  4 13 13 12  2            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  2  2  3  4  6  6  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None     0     0     0      
STA PRES            28.62 28.63 28.64 28.66 28.76 28.81 28.87 28.85            


Date           11/01Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       68      43      69      45      73      49      72      55      72
TEMP          66 58 46 44 66 59 49 46 71 62 52 50 69 63 57 56 69 65
DEWPT         43 45 43 42 48 50 47 45 53 53 52 50 59 58 57 56 60 58
RH            43 62 89 93 52 72 93 96 53 72100100 70 84100100 73 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0      10       5      10       5      10      30      60      60
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC SC NM NM SC

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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