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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026
VAZ024-300800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026
Date 10/29/26 Fri 10/30/26 Sat 10/31/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 76 40 66 42
TEMP 72 62 58 55 54 53 68 76 74 60 52 47 42 40 53 65 65 57 49 47 44 42
DEWPT 49 48 47 46 43 45 49 48 42 43 42 41 40 39 45 43 42 45 43 42 41 40
MIN/MAX RH 74 31 97 41 93
RH 44 60 67 72 66 74 51 37 32 53 69 79 93 96 74 45 43 64 80 83 89 93
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W NW NW N NW N N N N N SE SE N N N N N
WIND SPD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%) 1 2 3 3 9 8 2 5 3 18 30 37 37 63 52 76 77 88 88 87 88 83
VSBY 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 <1
T WIND DIR W SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 5 5 6 6 8 6 10 14 10 8 6 5 5 4 5 4 4 4
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 21 3 3 3 4 7 22 80 18 4 3 3 3 4 13 13 12 2
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 4 6 6 3 2 2 3
STABILITY A G G G G A A B B G G G G C C C C F
CEILING None None None None None None 0 0 0
STA PRES 28.62 28.63 28.64 28.66 28.76 28.81 28.87 28.85
Date 11/01Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 43 69 45 73 49 72 55 72
TEMP 66 58 46 44 66 59 49 46 71 62 52 50 69 63 57 56 69 65
DEWPT 43 45 43 42 48 50 47 45 53 53 52 50 59 58 57 56 60 58
RH 43 62 89 93 52 72 93 96 53 72100100 70 84100100 73 78
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 10 5 10 5 10 30 60 60
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM 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