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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026
VAZ024-132100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026
Date Fri 11/13/26 Sat 11/14/26 Sun 11/15/26
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 52 31 48 28 55
TEMP 48 52 50 43 39 36 33 31 43 48 47 41 36 33 30 29 43 54 54 46
DEWPT 31 27 27 27 28 27 26 25 27 25 25 26 26 25 25 25 32 32 29 30
MAX/MIN RH 37 77 40 88 38
RH 51 38 41 53 64 69 75 78 53 40 42 55 67 72 81 85 65 43 38 53
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 9 6 8 4 2 2 2 3 10 10 9 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 3
WIND GUST 21 17 20 16 25 23 23 20 13 14 13
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 28 13 15 22 48 28 14 5 18 17 5 4 8 4 8 11 8 12 14 12
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 4 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 5 6 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 5 <1
T WIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 18 16 17 10 9 8 8 9 19 18 17 11 9 8 8 6 13 12 11 9
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP PR VP VP VP VP
ADI 70104101 5 4 4 4 10 79 80 71 5 4 4 4 7 59 71 64 4
MAX LVORI 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 1 1 1 2
STABILITY C B B F F G G B C C C F G G G B B B B G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.14 28.19 28.27 28.33 28.42 28.48 28.57 28.63 28.70 28.72
Date Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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 26 58 26 61 26 66 28 68
TEMP 33 27 56 46 32 27 58 49 34 27 64 51 36 29 66 54
DEWPT 28 25 32 30 28 25 32 30 27 25 30 29 26 24 28 29
RH 82 92 40 53 85 92 37 48 75 92 28 42 67 81 24 38
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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