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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026
VAZ024-090900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026
Date 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 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
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 35 68 38 65 31
TEMP 38 37 46 65 67 56 47 44 40 38 49 63 63 52 44 40 35 33
DEWPT 35 33 41 41 39 37 34 33 35 36 42 39 36 37 37 36 35 33
MIN/MAX RH 96 36 92 37 100
RH 89 85 83 41 36 49 60 65 82 92 77 41 36 56 76 85100100
WIND DIR NW NW W W W SW W W W W W NW NW W W W W W
WIND SPD 2 1 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 8 8 5 3 1 1 1 2
WIND GUST 13 14 17 14 23 19 17
CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 21 21 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 3 25 22 5 1
VSBY 10 10 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 <1 <1 1 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W
T WIND SPD 8 5 8 11 10 9 11 11 10 9 18 17 13 8 6 5 6 6
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 4 6 15 35 18 4 5 5 5 10 80 87 63 4 3 3 3 7
MAX LVORI 6 5 4 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 3 1 1 3 4 6 9 8
STABILITY G A B B B G G F F B B B B G G G G B
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.51 28.49 28.42 28.42 28.43 28.49 28.51 28.56 28.55
Date 11/10Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26
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 37 72 40 62 33 53 27 55
TEMP 69 59 44 38 68 56 46 41 59 52 40 35 50 42 33 29 52 42
DEWPT 39 38 40 38 46 43 42 40 45 42 38 33 33 29 28 25 29 28
RH 33 45 86100 45 62 86 96 60 69 92 92 52 60 82 85 41 57
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 50 40 20 5 5
RAIN C C C C S 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