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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