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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
200 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

VAZ024-022000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
200 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                 64          41          66          39          66
TEMP                      61 52 47 45 43 41 54 65 64 53 48 45 42 40 53 62 62 54
DEWPT                     41 42 41 42 41 41 45 42 41 39 38 37 35 31 32 28 30 32
MAX/MIN RH                   44         100          42          79          27
RH                        48 69 79 89 93100 71 43 43 59 68 73 76 70 44 27 30 43
WIND DIR                   E NE  N  N  N  N NW NW  W  W NW NW  W  W NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   3  1  1  1  1  1  3  5  8  5  4  2  2  2  3  3  3  2
WIND GUST                                         19 19 17 12                  
CLOUDS                    B2 OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)                 84 91 90 60 42 46 24  8  5  4  3  3  2  4 22 45 31 15
VSBY                      10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          20           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS                                          
MIX HGT                    3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1  1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR                SE  E NE NE  N NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD                12  3  3  2  0  2  9 10 20 19  9  8  5  5 12 12  9  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                       43  2  2  1  0  2 31 56 92  9  4  4  3  6 45 59 28  2
MAX LVORI                  1  3  4  6  9  9  3  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  2  2
STABILITY                  C  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    7800  4400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.70 28.70 28.69 28.67 28.57 28.63 28.71 28.78 28.74


Date          Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
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       36      74      45      66      39      65      48      68
TEMP          41 37 70 62 52 46 64 52 43 40 62 56 53 50 66 55
DEWPT         31 31 42 43 45 40 38 39 37 36 45 48 49 48 46 45
RH            67 79 36 50 77 79 38 61 79 85 54 74 86 93 48 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0       0       5      30       5
RAIN SHWRS                                        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