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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
VAZ024-040900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri
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 51 74 60 77 58
TEMP 55 53 52 53 60 70 72 64 61 62 62 62 66 74 75 68 63 62 60 59
DEWPT 54 52 51 50 56 59 59 61 61 62 62 62 66 67 67 66 63 62 60 59
MIN/MAX RH 96 61 100 76 100
RH 96 96 96 89 87 68 64 90100100100100100 79 76 93100100100100
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S N W N
WIND SPD 1 1 1 1 3 5 5 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 0 1 0
WIND GUST 13
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 16 16 41 45 66 64 86 76 91 87 70 66 57 51 72 65 82 81 76
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 5 5 4 4 5 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 5 70 20 40
RAIN C C S S C C C C C
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 <1
T WIND DIR S N NE N S S SE SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 2 0 1 2 2 8 4 2 5 6 11 10 9 8 9 8
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 1 0 1 2 5 20 11 1 3 3 5 8 17 18 21 4
MAX LVORI 5 8 10 9 6 3 3 7 9 9 9 8 5 3 3 6
STABILITY G G G A B D D F F F F C D D C F
CEILING None None None 3800 4100 800 400 10000
STA PRES 28.72 28.67 28.65 28.57 28.52 28.47 28.46 28.41
Date 11/06Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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 75 44 67 35 66 34 65 33 69
TEMP 72 63 51 46 64 56 42 37 63 52 41 36 61 53 40 35 65 56
DEWPT 58 54 50 45 46 43 41 37 41 39 38 35 38 36 35 32 39 39
RH 61 72 96 96 52 62 96100 44 61 89 96 42 52 82 89 38 53
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 40 10 5 5 5 20 10 10 5
RAIN C 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
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