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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

VAZ024-130900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

Date           11/12/26      Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26            Sun
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                 39          55          29          51          27
TEMP                47 44 41 39 45 54 53 45 39 35 31 29 42 50 49 41 36 32 29 28
DEWPT               40 38 36 35 36 31 28 29 29 28 27 26 30 28 26 28 28 27 27 26
MIN/MAX RH                   85          36          88          39          96
RH                  76 79 82 85 70 41 38 53 67 75 85 88 62 42 40 59 72 81 92 92
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W
WIND SPD             6  4  5  5  8  6  8  4  2  2  2  3  9  9  9  5  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST           24 20 21 21 20 17 19 19             23 23 23 20 13         
CLOUDS              B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           57 62 45 68 71 34 32 42 62 68 20 15 24 32 23 12 14  8  6  6
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1 <1  2  1  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          14 12 12 12 16 14 12  9  8  6  8  6 14 16 16 12            
DISPERSION          PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                 10  8  8 20 44 93 81  6  4  3  4  7 60 72 69  6            
MAX LVORI            4  4  4  4  3  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            E  E  E  D  D  B  B  E  F  F  G  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              2800  None  3600  None  9600  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.04 28.07 28.12 28.18 28.26 28.31 28.40 28.47            


Date           11/15Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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       55      27      56      26      60      27      65      29      68
TEMP          54 43 33 28 54 46 33 28 57 48 34 28 62 51 36 30 66 54
DEWPT         32 31 29 26 32 30 29 27 33 31 29 26 30 29 28 25 30 31
RH            43 62 85 92 43 53 85 96 40 51 82 92 30 42 72 81 26 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR            0       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