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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Mon Nov 3 2025

VAZ020-040900-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
701 PM EST Mon Nov 3 2025

Date           11/03/25      Tue 11/04/25            Wed 11/05/25            Thu
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                 38          61          37          68          41
TEMP                45 42 39 38 49 59 57 47 43 41 38 39 58 68 65 58 56 53 45 42
DEWPT               32 33 29 27 29 24 24 24 25 25 27 26 35 39 38 39 43 41 36 34
MIN/MAX RH                   71          25          68          34          76
RH                  60 70 67 64 46 26 28 40 49 52 64 59 42 34 37 49 62 64 70 73
WIND DIR            NW NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             6  5  4  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  6  6  8  9  6  4  3
WIND GUST              18                                  17 18 20 21 18      
CLOUDS              FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           10  7  4  5 16 69 60 35  7 16 27 30 23 15  6 12 29 29 12  9
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT             <1  1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD          16 12  5  4 18 18 17  4  2  2  2  2 13 29 28 12            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR VP   
ADI                  7  6  3  5 60 76 50  2  1  1  1  2 29137 93  8            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.93 28.01 28.09 28.07 28.06 27.98 27.88 27.76            


Date           11/06Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25
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       60      36      62      47      60      42      59      35      45
TEMP          59 46 40 37 61 54 53 47 60 49 44 43 58 48 41 35 44 36
DEWPT         27 27 28 31 42 45 48 44 41 39 38 40 43 37 30 26 23 20
RH            29 47 62 79 49 71 83 89 49 68 79 89 57 65 65 69 43 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      60       5      10      30      20      10
RAIN                          S  L  S                              
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC IS 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