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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

VAZ024-110900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
201 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

Date           11/09/26      Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26            Thu
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                 35          69          41          69          42
TEMP                      37 35 51 68 68 57 51 47 43 41 56 68 68 58 51 47 44 43
DEWPT                     37 35 38 37 40 42 43 43 42 40 48 46 45 46 46 44 42 42
MIN/MAX RH                   99          31         100          42          98
RH                       100100 61 32 36 57 74 86 96 96 74 45 43 64 83 89 93 96
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N SW  S  S  N SW  N  W
WIND SPD                   1  2  3  5  4  2  1  1  0  0  0  3  2  1  0  1  0  1
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)                  2  2  2  1  1  1  5  4  2  4  2 16 22 68 55 47 50 61
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  4
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
RAIN                                                                          C
Obvis                                             PF                           
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W
T WIND SPD                 6  8 13 17 11  8  6  6  5  4  5  9  8  6  6  6  6  5
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  8 32 68 26  4  3  3  3  4 12 44 33  3  3  3  3  4
MAX LVORI                  9  8  1  1  2  3  4  6  9  9  3  1  1  3  5  6  8  7
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  None 17500  None
STA PRES                        28.52 28.47 28.49 28.47 28.42 28.28 28.20 28.07


Date           11/12Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
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       63      36      52      30      50      26      55      26      57
TEMP          63 52 42 36 51 42 35 30 49 40 32 27 53 45 32 27 55 47
DEWPT         47 43 37 31 31 29 27 24 25 26 26 23 27 28 27 24 29 31
RH            56 71 82 82 46 60 72 78 39 57 78 85 36 51 81 88 37 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30       5       5       0       0       0       0       0       0
RAIN           C  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
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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