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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026
VAZ024-080900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1231 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026
Date 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 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 37 60 32 68 37
TEMP 48 41 38 45 59 59 49 42 39 35 33 47 65 67 56 47 44 40 37
DEWPT 42 36 32 38 37 35 35 36 35 35 33 40 36 33 31 31 32 33 34
MIN/MAX RH 84 41 100 28 86
RH 80 82 79 76 44 40 58 79 85100100 76 34 28 38 53 62 76 89
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW NW W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 3 4 3 6 8 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST 17 16 19 19 20 17 12 16 17 18 17 14
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 23 2 6 12 3 0 2 8 17 5 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 6 16
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 <1 <1 <1 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W
T WIND SPD 10 9 8 14 16 16 10 9 8 6 6 10 11 10 9
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 5 4 8 52 65 63 5 4 4 3 7 24 38 35 4
MAX LVORI 4 5 4 3 1 1 3 4 6 9 8 3 1 1 2
STABILITY G F B B B B F G G G B B B B F
CEILING None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.41 28.45 28.47 28.51 28.52 28.51 28.46
Date 11/09Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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 68 33 72 38 69 35 62 32 57
TEMP 65 56 40 34 69 59 44 39 66 53 42 36 59 51 39 33 54 44
DEWPT 38 36 36 32 39 39 39 37 41 37 36 34 38 37 35 32 33 30
RH 37 47 85 92 33 47 82 92 40 54 79 92 45 59 85 96 45 57
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 20 20 10
RAIN S S S
SNOW 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