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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

VAZ024-270900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 PM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

Date           11/26/25      Thu 11/27/25            Fri 11/28/25            Sat
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                 35          45          26          40          18
TEMP                41 39 37 35 38 42 40 36 32 30 28 27 34 40 39 31 27 25 21 18
DEWPT               25 23 21 19 20 17 15 16 15 14 13 12 15 13 12 13 14 13 13 13
MIN/MAX RH                   56          35          54          31          81
RH                  52 52 52 52 48 36 36 43 49 51 53 53 45 33 32 47 57 60 71 80
WIND DIR            NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD            12 11 10 10 10 10 10  5  5  5  6  6  9  9  8  3  3  2  2  1
WIND GUST           31 27 26 24 24 23 23 21 21 23 24 23 24 23 21 18 13         
CLOUDS              FW B1 SC B1 B2 OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            9 57 49 65 82 92 48 19 11 19 16 10 22 21 12 17 12 11 19 10
VSBY                 9  9  9 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  2  2  1  3  4  4 <1  1  1  1  2  5  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD          29 29 25 25 20 21 21 12 12 19 26 26 26 24 21  8            
DISPERSION          FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 20 40 28 40 53 62 83  6  6  9 12 59113107 93  4            
MAX LVORI            2  1  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  D  D  D  D  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  G            
CEILING                    None 12500  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.51 28.53 28.52 28.53 28.53 28.61 28.67            


Date           11/29Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25Tue 12/02/25Wed 12/03/25
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       45      25      45      31      48      29      43      26      48
TEMP          43 33 27 27 42 42 36 32 47 38 32 30 42 39 31 27 47 36
DEWPT         13 16 16 18 32 35 32 28 29 28 27 29 32 32 27 24 30 27
RH            29 49 63 68 67 76 85 85 49 67 81 96 67 76 85 88 51 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR            0       5      40      40      20      50      60      30      20
FRZG RAIN                                       C                  
RAIN                       C  C  C  C  S  S  C     L  C  C     S   
SNOW                                                        S      

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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
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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