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

VAZ024-122100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

Date             Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26
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                 60          40          53          31          49
TEMP                59 60 55 49 46 46 45 41 47 52 49 41 38 37 34 32 42 48 46 39
DEWPT               47 47 43 40 37 35 34 35 32 28 27 26 26 27 28 26 27 26 24 25
MAX/MIN RH                   62          79          39          81          40
RH                  64 62 64 71 71 65 65 79 56 39 42 55 62 67 78 78 55 42 42 57
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  9 10  8  5  4  5  5  8  6  8  4  2  2  2  3  9  9  9  4
WIND GUST              21 25 26 23 20 19 20 20 17 18 18             23 23 23 20
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            9 38 60 53 22 18 23 48 22 26 16 37 60 52 25 22 16 38 22 12
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          10           5           0           0
RAIN                 C  C  S                                                   
MIX HGT              2  4  3  1  1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD          14 20 19 16 13 12 11 10 14 13 13 11  8  6  6  6 13 14 16 11
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 47 80 49 14  6  6  5 11 70 83 85  5  4  3  3  7 54 67 67  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  D  D  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.01 28.01 28.04 28.07 28.12 28.16 28.24 28.28 28.38 28.45


Date          Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
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       28      52      26      57      26      59      26      64
TEMP          33 30 50 44 33 27 54 45 33 27 55 47 34 28 61 49
DEWPT         25 26 28 29 27 26 30 29 27 26 32 29 26 25 30 29
RH            72 85 42 55 78 96 40 53 78 96 41 49 72 88 31 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
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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