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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

VAZ024-030900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

Date           11/01/26      Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26            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                 44          65          41          73          48
TEMP                      47 46 52 64 65 56 49 45 42 41 58 72 72 59 53 51 50 49
DEWPT                     40 41 47 45 41 45 44 42 41 41 51 54 53 54 52 51 50 49
MIN/MAX RH                   91          42         100          50         100
RH                        76 83 83 50 41 66 83 89 96100 77 53 51 83 96100100100
WIND DIR                   N  N  N  S SE  N  N  N  N  N  N  S  S SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   0  0  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 90 95 89 61 39 44 12  7 16 21 16 28  7 25 20 28 33 49
VSBY                      10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          20           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                   IS                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR                 N NW  S  S  S  S SE  N  W  N  S  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD                 1  1  1  4  4  2  1  0  2  1  6  8  6  2            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  1  1 11 10  1  1  0  1  1 15 28 23  1            
MAX LVORI                  6  6  4  2  2  3  6  6  8 10  4  2  2  3            
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING                    9900  7700  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.90 28.89 28.82 28.82 28.79 28.80 28.75            


Date           11/04Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
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       73      57      74      52      72      45      69      40      66
TEMP          71 65 59 59 71 63 57 52 69 62 50 45 67 58 46 41 63 56
DEWPT         60 60 59 59 65 62 57 52 57 55 50 45 50 48 45 41 46 46
RH            68 84100100 81 97100100 66 78100100 54 69 96100 54 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      70      70      40      40      10       5       0      10
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS                        

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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
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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