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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025
VAZ018-080900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Fri Nov 7 2025
Date 11/07/25 Sat 11/08/25 Sun 11/09/25 Mon
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 50 67 47 66 32
TEMP 56 53 51 50 56 63 62 55 50 48 47 49 61 65 58 47 42 39 35 33
DEWPT 49 50 49 47 48 45 43 42 41 41 42 42 48 47 43 39 34 30 26 23
MIN/MAX RH 92 48 81 53 74
RH 77 89 93 89 74 52 50 61 71 77 83 77 62 52 57 74 73 70 69 66
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 12 9 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 3 6 10 10 12 12 10 10 10
WIND GUST 24 20 19 13 20 25 26 32 34 29 31 31
CLOUDS OV OV SC FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 98100 44 18 11 37 38 7 25 53 54 51 51 53 51 73 70 74 57 46
VSBY 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 4 7 10
POP 12HR 70 0 20 30 30
RAIN C C S
RAIN SHWRS NM SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
SNOW S S
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 4 2
T WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W SE SW W NW W W W W NW
T WIND SPD 8 6 5 9 12 14 10 2 1 2 2 3 12 24 25 24
DISPERSION FR PR PR VP VP VP VP FR FR FR FR
ADI 5 5 4 10 29 67 34 1 1 1 1 4 41 78 70 32
MAX LVORI 4 6 6 5 3 1 1 3 4 4 5 5 1 1 1 3
STABILITY E E E B B B B G G F F B B D D D
CEILING 3900 None None None None None None 1700 1300
STA PRES 27.53 27.53 27.62 27.60 27.60 27.56 27.57 27.62
Date 11/10Tue 11/11/25Wed 11/12/25Thu 11/13/25Fri 11/14/25
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 39 26 44 33 58 41 56 36 58
TEMP 39 29 28 26 43 34 35 38 57 47 45 41 55 44 41 37 57 45
DEWPT 20 16 15 14 18 17 18 21 33 33 33 30 29 26 26 27 29 30
RH 46 58 58 60 36 49 49 50 40 58 62 65 37 49 55 67 34 55
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0 10 0 0 5
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
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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