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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

VAZ024-250800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
831 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Date           10/24/26      Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26            Tue
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                 39          66          35          71          40
TEMP                45 42 40 40 54 62 64 53 47 43 40 38 56 66 69 59 48 45 42 41
DEWPT               39 39 38 38 43 44 44 45 44 41 37 36 47 42 40 45 44 43 42 41
MIN/MAX RH                   96          47          95          34         100
RH                  79 89 92 92 66 52 48 74 89 93 89 92 72 42 35 60 86 93100100
WIND DIR             E NE  N  N  E SE SE  S  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW  N
WIND SPD             2  3  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS              CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            4  9 14 16 21  6  2  4  4 11 25 24 17  1  0  2  4  7  4  2
VSBY                10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10  5  5  0  4 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE NE NE SE SE  E  E NE  N NW NW NW  W  W SW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           3  2  2  2  4  2  3  2  1  3  3  3  3  3  3  1  4  5  6  5
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  2 12 10 14  1  1  2  2  3  5 12 11  1            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  6  3  2  2  4  6  7  7  6  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.98 28.99 29.03 28.93 28.92 28.87 28.84 28.74            


Date           10/27Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26
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       75      45      68      44      74      45      78      48      75
TEMP          73 61 48 45 65 58 48 45 71 61 49 46 75 64 52 48 74 65
DEWPT         50 51 48 45 51 51 48 45 53 52 49 45 52 52 51 48 55 54
RH            44 70100100 60 77100100 53 72100 96 45 65 96100 51 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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