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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
VAZ024-032100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026
Date Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26
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 72 47 74 59 76
TEMP 58 70 71 59 55 51 49 47 60 72 72 64 61 60 60 60 64 73 75 68
DEWPT 46 51 55 54 53 51 49 47 57 58 58 59 59 60 60 60 64 66 66 64
MAX/MIN RH 50 100 60 100 72
RH 64 51 57 83 93100100100 90 61 61 84 93100100100100 79 74 87
WIND DIR N S S E N N N N S S S SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 3 1
CLOUDS CL FW CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 10 2 4 7 13 17 60 54 69 73 67 89 83 81 85 72 70 59 75
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 10 70 40
RAIN C C L L
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS SC
MIX HGT 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 <1
T WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
T WIND SPD 5 9 9 6 5 4 4 5 8 11 10 6 6 6 8 8 11 11 8 6
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 10 32 29 3 3 2 2 4 17 27 23 3 3 3 4 6 23 25 18 3
MAX LVORI 3 1 2 5 6 9 9 9 4 2 2 5 6 9 9 8 5 3 3 6
STABILITY A B B G G G G C C D D F F F F C C D C F
CEILING None None None None 400 1500 2200 500 1000 200
STA PRES 28.79 28.73 28.72 28.67 28.65 28.58 28.53 28.47 28.46 28.41
Date Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
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 57 74 46 70 40 66 39 61
TEMP 61 58 72 64 51 46 68 59 45 40 62 56 45 39 58 53
DEWPT 61 58 59 56 51 46 49 46 45 40 46 44 42 38 41 38
RH 100100 64 75100100 51 62100100 56 64 89 96 53 57
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 60 20 5 5 10 20 20
RAIN S S S S S
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM SC
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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