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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