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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

VAZ024-052100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
401 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

Date             Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26
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                 75          55          72          41          62
TEMP             63 70 74 74 67 62 60 58 55 59 69 70 58 52 48 43 41 47 60 61 52
DEWPT            61 64 66 66 64 62 60 57 53 54 51 49 48 47 44 42 39 41 39 35 35
MAX/MIN RH                   74         100          47          95          38
RH               93 81 76 76 90100100 96 93 83 53 47 69 83 86 96 92 79 46 38 52
WIND DIR         SE  S  S SW  S  W  W  W  W NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          2  4  5  4  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  6  6  8  4
WIND GUST                                                           18 18 20 17
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)        74 66 74 63100 83 73 70 81 27 20 13 23 15  4  3  3  3  3  1  3
VSBY              6  8  9  8  9  8  4  4  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          20          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS SC       IS IS                                       
MIX HGT          <1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD        8 13 12 10  6  6  5  6  6 10 10 11 10 11  9  9  9 13 13 13  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               6 25 26 16  6  3  3  3  5 28 47 60  5  5  4  4 10 55 65 64  4
MAX LVORI         5  3  3  4  6  8  9  8  7  4  1  1  3  5  5  7  5  3  1  1  2
STABILITY         C  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  C  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               900  1600  3200  4000  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.39 28.35 28.36 28.34 28.33 28.31 28.39 28.40 28.44 28.46


Date          Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
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       33      65      33      67      34      71      36      68
TEMP          40 34 62 51 40 35 64 55 40 35 67 57 43 37 65 52
DEWPT         36 34 38 34 34 32 35 32 33 32 37 35 36 35 38 36
RH            85100 41 52 79 89 34 41 76 89 33 43 76 92 37 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC 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