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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

VAZ024-242000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
631 AM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Date             Sat 10/24/26            Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 62          39          61          35          74
TEMP             41 54 61 61 50 45 42 39 39 54 61 61 55 45 41 38 36 54 70 72 59
DEWPT            38 41 39 39 38 38 37 37 37 42 43 43 42 40 41 38 36 47 43 40 43
MAX/MIN RH                   42          92          51         100          31
RH               89 61 44 44 63 76 82 92 92 64 51 51 61 82100100100 77 38 31 55
WIND DIR          N  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N
WIND SPD          1  1  3  3  1  0  0  1  1  0  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0
CLOUDS           FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)         8  3  9  1  4  6 11 28 33 25 17 17 13  3  7 11 12  1  1  2  2
VSBY              9 10 10 10  9 10  9  9  6  6 10 10 10 10  8  0               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E SE  E  E NE  N NW NW NW  N NW  S
T WIND SPD        4  6  5  8  6  5  4  4  4  5  5  4  4  3  4  4  4  5  4  4  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               4 26 29 38  3  3  2  2  4 17 26 19  2  2  2  2  4 11 17 14  2
MAX LVORI         6  2  2  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  2  2  3  5  9  9  9  4  2  2  2
STABILITY         A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.90 28.88 28.93 28.95 28.96 28.88 28.86 28.82 28.78 28.69


Date          Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       39      74      42      67      42      74      44      76
TEMP          45 41 72 61 47 43 64 58 47 43 71 61 49 45 73 64
DEWPT         42 40 49 49 46 43 48 48 47 43 50 50 48 44 50 49
RH            89 96 44 65 96100 56 69100100 47 67 96 96 44 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
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