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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

VAZ024-142100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
931 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

Date             Sat 11/14/26            Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26
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                 48          31          52          27          59
TEMP                44 48 47 40 37 34 32 31 44 51 51 44 38 34 30 27 42 57 58 48
DEWPT               25 24 24 25 25 26 27 26 31 31 30 30 31 29 28 27 34 33 30 31
MAX/MIN RH                   38          82          44          99          34
RH                  47 39 40 55 61 72 81 81 60 46 44 57 76 82 92100 73 40 34 51
WIND DIR            NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW  N  N
WIND SPD            10 10  9  5  3  2  2  2  4  5  5  3  1  1  1  0  1  1  0  0
WIND GUST           25 23 23 20                                                
CLOUDS              SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           30 25  9  4  5  4  7 11 22 19 11 10 19 23 16 16  9  1  0  3
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              5  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N SW
T WIND SPD          23 21 18 11  9  8  9  6 13 11 12  9  6  6  5  5  8  6  6  4
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 94 94 76  5  4  4  4  7 61 64 69  4  3  3  3  6 32 33 31  2
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  7  3  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.48 28.57 28.62 28.69 28.71 28.79 28.82 28.88 28.85


Date          Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26
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       26      63      27      67      29      70      33      71
TEMP          34 27 61 51 36 28 65 53 38 31 67 55 41 34 69 57
DEWPT         29 26 34 32 30 27 32 30 28 26 30 29 29 27 34 34
RH            82 96 36 48 79 96 29 41 67 81 25 37 62 75 27 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC 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