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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

VAZ024-100900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

Date           11/08/26      Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26            Wed
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                 42          66          33          71          37
TEMP                      47 45 52 65 65 52 45 40 36 34 52 69 70 56 49 45 41 39
DEWPT                     33 34 43 41 38 37 38 38 36 34 43 41 41 41 42 42 41 39
MIN/MAX RH                   81          36         100          34         100
RH                        58 65 71 41 37 56 76 92100100 71 36 35 57 77 89100100
WIND DIR                   W  W  W NW NW  W SW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N
WIND SPD                   4  4  8  8  6  3  1  1  1  2  3  5  4  2  1  1  1  0
WIND GUST                    14 24 20 18 13                16                  
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                  2  3  5  1  1  2 14 22  9  2  2  2  1  3  9  8 14 17
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD                10  9 19 21 14  8  5  5  8  8  9 13 11  8  8  6  5  4
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        5 10 66102 47  4  3  3  4  8 19 54 37  4  4  3  3  4
MAX LVORI                  3  3  3  1  1  3  4  6  9  8  3  1  1  3  4  6  9  9
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.42 28.48 28.50 28.54 28.54 28.51 28.46 28.48 28.47


Date           11/11Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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       72      40      64      36      52      32      53      31      58
TEMP          69 59 46 42 63 55 43 37 50 41 36 33 50 40 35 32 55 46
DEWPT         47 46 44 42 49 46 41 36 35 32 30 27 28 28 27 27 31 32
RH            45 62 93100 60 72 93 96 56 70 79 78 42 62 72 81 40 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      70      30      30      10       0       0       0
RAIN                       C  L  C  C  C  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