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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
VAZ024-062100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1231 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 38 60 34 67
TEMP 70 69 58 51 47 44 39 45 59 59 49 43 40 37 35 47 64 66 55
DEWPT 51 49 48 47 44 40 35 39 38 36 36 37 36 36 34 40 38 35 33
MAX/MIN RH 48 90 42 100 31
RH 51 49 69 86 89 86 85 79 45 42 61 79 85 96 96 76 38 32 43
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW W W W
WIND SPD 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 6 8 9 4 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 4
WIND GUST 19 20 21 17 16 16
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 32 13 20 27 20 2 4 1 3 1 4 13 16 16 14 1 0 0 5
VSBY 10 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 5 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW W W W W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 11 11 10 9 10 9 9 16 14 14 9 8 6 6 6 10 10 11 9
DISPERSION VP PR VP PR VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 34 40 5 4 5 4 10 62 64 52 4 4 3 3 7 29 38 44 4
MAX LVORI 1 1 3 5 6 5 5 3 1 1 3 4 6 8 8 3 1 1 2
STABILITY D B F F F F B B B C F G G G B B B B F
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.33 28.38 28.41 28.45 28.46 28.51 28.52 28.53 28.47
Date Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 69 34 72 37 68 35 65
TEMP 42 37 66 56 40 35 69 59 44 38 66 53 41 36 62 53
DEWPT 33 33 38 35 35 32 39 38 38 37 40 38 37 35 40 39
RH 70 85 36 45 82 89 33 45 79 96 38 57 85 96 44 59
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
RAIN 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