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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 AM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

VAZ012-090900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
101 AM EST Sat Nov 8 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                 46          65          41          61          24
TEMP                      48 47 58 63 62 49 45 43 42 48 59 60 53 43 37 34 29 25
DEWPT                     48 46 48 42 41 41 41 41 40 40 47 43 39 36 32 29 25 21
MIN/MAX RH                  100          43          95          57          86
RH                       100 96 69 46 46 74 86 93 93 74 64 53 59 76 82 82 85 84
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  5  5  6  8  9  8  8  8
WIND GUST                                                  16    18 19 18 19 19
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 61 34 44 74 41  8 16 43 54 59 64 60 66 81 83 73 73 71
VSBY                       9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10   
POP 12HR                    100           0           5          40          50
RAIN                                                              C            
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC SC SC               
SNOW                                                                 C  C  C  S
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  2            
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD                11 12  9 14 10  3  3  3  4  5 14 20 19 21            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        5 13 19 60 30  2  2  2  2  6 34 60 51 29            
MAX LVORI                  9  5  3  1  1  4  6  7  8  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None 10100   600   700      
STA PRES                  27.01 27.09 27.07 27.07 27.04 27.05 27.10            


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       35      19      42      28      55      35      54      32      57
TEMP          35 25 23 20 41 32 32 32 54 44 40 36 54 43 37 33 57 45
DEWPT         15 14 13 12 15 16 16 19 29 33 33 29 27 27 27 27 30 32
RH            43 62 65 71 34 51 51 58 38 65 76 75 35 53 67 78 35 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      30       5       0       0       5       0       0       5
SNOW           S  C  C  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