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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

VAZ020-052100-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
701 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date             Wed 11/05/25            Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25
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                 69          39          58          35          61
TEMP                57 68 66 58 57 50 43 39 49 57 55 43 40 38 36 36 48 59 61 55
DEWPT               34 38 36 36 45 37 31 30 27 23 22 22 23 23 24 26 32 39 42 43
MAX/MIN RH                   30          68          25          69          46
RH                  42 33 33 44 64 61 62 70 42 27 27 43 50 54 61 67 54 47 49 64
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             4  6  6  9 10  8  5  3  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  5
WIND GUST              18 20 24 25 20                                          
CLOUDS              FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           22 49  6  7 23 10  6 14  4  6  6  6 14 13 10 22 39 58 66 78
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3 10 10 10 10  3 10 10  3
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
RAIN                                                                          L
MIX HGT              1  3  2  1  1  2  1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW  W  W  N SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          12 32 32 17 40 26 16  3  9 11  9  1  0  1  1  2  9 18 18 10
DISPERSION                   PR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 23123 84 12 27 18  7  4 33 50 35  1  0  1  1  2 19 57 32  7
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  E  E  E  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  5900
STA PRES            27.86 27.73 27.77 27.91 27.99 27.96 27.95 27.87 27.78 27.64


Date          Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25Tue 11/11/25
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       49      65      44      60      31      39      25      41
TEMP          53 49 65 52 47 46 59 45 36 31 38 30 29 26 40 32
DEWPT         48 48 44 41 41 42 41 33 26 21 17 16 17 17 17 18
RH            83 96 46 66 79 86 51 62 67 66 42 55 60 68 39 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      10      30      40      30      20      10       5
RAIN           L  C           C  C  C  C  S  S               
SNOW                                         S  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
varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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