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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

VAZ018-300900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date           11/29/25      Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25            Tue
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                 30          50          25          43          31
TEMP                30 30 31 33 38 48 46 39 34 30 27 25 35 43 41 33 31 31 32 34
DEWPT               14 15 16 23 33 40 39 32 24 20 18 18 20 19 19 19 19 21 25 29
MIN/MAX RH                   78          51          78          37          84
RH                  51 53 53 66 82 74 76 76 66 66 68 74 54 38 41 56 61 66 75 82
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             5  5  4  4  5  8  8  6  8  6  5  3  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                26 29 27 20 13                12      
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           87 79100 85 86100 79 63 50 50 38 20 10 14 22 50 67 94 90 92
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          50           0           0          80
FRZG RAIN                                                               D  D   
RAIN                          C  C                                         D  D
SNOW                                                              C  C  S      
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1  1  1  1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE  S  S  S  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD          12 10 10  6  5  3 23 25 27 21 14 12  5  6  9  8            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  8  7  9  8  6  5 40 17 25 15  7 13 11 22 22  4            
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY            E  E  D  D  D  D  D  E  D  E  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              9500  6400   100   900  None  None  None  None  6400      
STA PRES            28.03 27.95 27.88 27.84 27.94 28.03 28.06 27.97            


Date           12/02Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25Sat 12/06/25
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       43      26      43      28      45      26      42      31      43
TEMP          41 36 31 27 42 31 29 30 44 32 28 27 40 37 35 32 42 34
DEWPT         37 31 25 21 26 24 22 22 28 22 20 20 27 28 27 27 30 27
RH            85 82 78 78 53 75 75 72 53 66 71 74 59 70 72 81 62 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      20       0       0       5      10      30      60      40
RAIN           D  C  S                             S  C  C  L  C  C

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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