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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Mon Nov 3 2025
VAZ012-040900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 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 34 61 36 67 40
TEMP 41 39 36 34 49 59 58 45 39 37 37 41 61 66 64 54 51 49 43 40
DEWPT 34 35 35 33 34 28 29 30 29 28 30 32 39 39 37 39 43 43 40 37
MIN/MAX RH 96 30 79 34 93
RH 76 85 96 96 56 30 33 55 67 70 75 70 44 37 37 57 74 80 89 89
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3
WIND GUST 19 17 17 17 18 19 17
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 5 25 16 16 21 42 21 11 4 10 29 38 29 26 10 6 20 33 40 28
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 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S SW SW W W W W W
T WIND SPD 13 24 12 9 13 11 8 2 3 3 4 8 21 26 26 12
DISPERSION PR PR VP VP VP VP VP PR PR PR PR
ADI 6 11 6 10 30 38 19 1 2 2 2 8 52 93 79 6
MAX LVORI 4 5 6 6 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 3
STABILITY F F F B B B B G G G G B B B B F
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.39 27.45 27.53 27.49 27.45 27.39 27.34 27.25
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 61 35 65 44 61 39 60 29 43
TEMP 61 45 38 37 65 53 49 44 60 47 41 42 59 46 35 29 43 33
DEWPT 30 32 33 33 44 47 48 42 41 41 39 40 42 36 30 25 23 22
RH 31 60 82 85 46 80 96 93 49 79 92 93 53 68 82 85 45 63
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 30 70 5 20 30 20 10
RAIN C L C
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS
SNOWSHWRS IS
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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
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