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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

VAZ024-140900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

Date           11/13/26      Sat 11/14/26            Sun 11/15/26            Mon
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                 30          52          28          56          26
TEMP                39 36 33 31 42 51 50 41 36 33 30 28 43 54 55 46 37 32 29 27
DEWPT               26 25 25 24 30 27 26 26 27 26 25 26 33 32 30 32 31 29 27 26
MIN/MAX RH                   76          39          90          38          96
RH                  59 64 72 75 62 39 39 55 69 75 81 92 67 43 38 58 79 88 92 96
WIND DIR            NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2 10 10  9  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  0
WIND GUST                       25 23 23 20                                    
CLOUDS              B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           76 55 31 25 30 25  9  4  6  4  6  8  6 17 13 11 13 11  8 13
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           8  6  8  6 20 20 18 11  9  8  8  8 12 10 11  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  3  4  7 87 90 76  5  4  4  4  8 52 56 61  4            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  G  B  C  C  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.33 28.41 28.48 28.56 28.61 28.69 28.70            


Date           11/16Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26
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       59      26      63      28      68      30      70      34      71
TEMP          58 47 34 27 61 50 36 29 65 53 38 31 67 55 41 34 68 57
DEWPT         33 31 29 26 34 32 30 27 32 31 29 26 31 31 30 29 35 35
RH            39 53 82 96 36 50 79 92 29 43 70 81 26 40 65 82 29 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC 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