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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

VAZ024-112100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
401 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

Date             Thu 12/11/25            Fri 12/12/25            Sat 12/13/25
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                 38          25          36          29          43
TEMP             28 32 37 36 29 26 26 26 26 30 34 36 33 31 31 31 30 35 41 41 35
DEWPT            20 21 20 21 21 20 21 22 22 26 28 29 29 29 28 27 26 28 27 28 26
MAX/MIN RH                   50          89          75          91          56
RH               71 63 50 54 72 78 81 85 85 85 78 75 85 92 88 85 85 75 57 59 69
WIND DIR          W NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          6  8  8  6  3  2  2  1  2  2  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  3  3
WIND GUST        23 23 20 19 14                                                
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)         5  3 13  8 20 41 83 87 94 98 90 87 82 87 81 73 64 45 65 67 74
VSBY             10 10 10 10  7  7  6  4  2  5  8  8  8  3  8 10 10  8  8  8  8
POP 12HR                      0          20          70          10           0
SNOWSHWRS                             IS SC NM SC SC                           
MIX HGT          <1  4  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD       14 27 18 17 11  6  9  4  4  6 10  5  5  5  4  5  6 20 14  9  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              16 98 71 62  5  3  4  2  4 13 22 11  3  3  2  3  7 63 35 20  2
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  3  4  4  5  6  4  3  4  5  6  6  6  4  3  1  2  3
STABILITY         C  C  C  C  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  5300   900   900   300   300  None 12600
STA PRES            28.36 28.39 28.44 28.43 28.43 28.42 28.47 28.49 28.57 28.58


Date          Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25Wed 12/17/25
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      27      10      33      17      43      24      49
TEMP          32 27 25 16 14 11 30 24 20 17 40 32 27 26 46 39
DEWPT         27 21  7  3  2  4  8 11  9 10 15 19 18 20 27 30
RH            81 78 46 56 58 73 39 57 62 73 36 58 68 78 47 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           30      20       0       0       0       0       0       5
SNOWSHWRS        SC IS                                       

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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