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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
253 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

VAZ024-090900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
253 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

Date           11/08/26      Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26            Wed
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                 38          65          32          72          37
TEMP          67 56 47 44 41 38 51 64 65 52 44 40 35 32 52 69 70 59 49 44 40 38
DEWPT         40 37 34 33 34 35 42 40 37 36 37 36 35 32 42 39 39 38 39 39 39 38
MIN/MAX RH                   89          36         100          30         100
RH            37 49 60 65 76 89 71 41 35 54 76 85100100 69 33 32 45 68 82 96100
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N
WIND SPD       4  3  3  3  4  3  8  8  6  3  1  1  1  2  3  5  4  2  2  1  1  0
WIND GUST        13 14 16 14 13 24 20 18                   16                  
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      1  2  2  3  2  3  5  3  1  3 14 47 30  3  1  1  1  6  7 10 15 15
VSBY          10 10 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        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    11  9 11 11 10 10 19 19 14  8  5  5  6  6 10 13 10  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           20  4  5  5  5 11 80 97 57  4  3  3  3  7 22 54 32  4            
MAX LVORI      2  2  3  3  4  5  3  1  1  2  4  6  9  8  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.43 28.44 28.49 28.51 28.56 28.55 28.52 28.46            


Date           11/11Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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       71      40      63      36      52      28      51      27      58
TEMP          69 56 47 42 61 54 42 37 50 42 35 29 50 41 33 28 55 47
DEWPT         47 44 43 41 48 43 39 33 33 29 28 25 28 27 27 25 30 31
RH            45 64 86 96 62 66 89 85 52 60 75 85 42 57 78 88 38 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0      20      50      30      20       5       5       0       0
RAIN                    S  C  C  C  C  S                           

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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