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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

VAZ024-110900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
631 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

Date           11/10/26      Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26            Fri
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                 41          70          43          63          35
TEMP             56 50 45 42 41 57 69 69 57 51 46 43 43 55 62 59 50 44 41 37 35
DEWPT            45 45 45 42 41 48 48 47 47 47 45 43 43 50 48 44 42 40 37 35 32
MIN/MAX RH                  100          44         100          56          92
RH               66 83100100100 72 47 45 69 86 96100100 83 60 57 74 86 85 92 89
WIND DIR          W  W  N  N  N  N SW  S  N SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          2  1  0  0  0  0  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  5  9 10  8  5  4  6  6
WIND GUST                                               17 23 25 26 23 20 21 23
CLOUDS           CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)         2  3  3 11 18 12 14 25 58 39 31 56 33 31 44 48 37 41 36 36 32
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          20           5
RAIN                                                        S  S               
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD        8  8  5  5  4  5 11  8  8  8  6  6  6 13 17 14 11            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP PR   
ADI               4  4  3  3  4 13 64 21  4  4  3  3  7 49 68 55  8            
MAX LVORI         3  5  8  9  9  3  1  2  3  6  6  9  8  4  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  G  G  F  A  B  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.49 28.46 28.40 28.26 28.18 28.08 28.05 28.08            


Date           11/13Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26
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       49      29      50      25      54      26      55      27      57
TEMP          49 41 34 29 48 39 31 26 53 43 31 27 53 45 33 28 56 45
DEWPT         32 31 29 25 28 27 27 24 29 29 28 25 31 31 30 27 33 33
RH            52 67 82 85 46 62 85 92 39 57 88 92 43 58 89 96 42 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5       5       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