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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

VAZ046-050900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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                 62          72          59          69          47
TEMP                63 62 62 64 67 70 71 66 65 63 60 60 65 68 65 58 54 52 49 47
DEWPT               61 62 62 64 65 67 66 65 64 63 60 59 60 58 56 55 52 50 47 44
MIN/MAX RH                  100          83         100          69          94
RH                  93100100100 93 90 84 97 97100100 96 84 70 73 90 93 93 93 89
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NE  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  8  9  8 10 10  8  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  3  2  3  3  5  5
WIND GUST              19 20 19 20                                             
CLOUDS              B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           76 88 91 89 87 81 59 51 81 79 76 65 74 71 79 23 24 21 17 11
VSBY                10  7  7  4 10 10 10 10  9  3  4  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          20          40          30           0
RAIN                    C  C  S                                                
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC IS SC SC SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S SW  S  S SW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           5  6  6  6 18 13  3  4  4  4  4  4  5  3  4  2            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                  4  6  6  8 33 27  6  3  3  2  2  4  9 10  5  1            
MAX LVORI            6  6  8  6  4  4  4  6  8  9  9  8  4  3  3  7            
STABILITY            E  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  F  F  C  D  C  B  G            
CEILING              4200  1000  1000  1000  3300   200  4000 12200  None      
STA PRES            29.28 29.25 29.24 29.20 29.19 29.17 29.14 29.13            


Date           11/07Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
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       64      36      64      37      66      37      69      40      66
TEMP          62 51 41 38 61 50 41 38 63 53 41 39 66 57 45 41 65 54
DEWPT         40 38 37 35 37 36 34 32 34 34 33 32 37 38 37 36 38 39
RH            44 61 85 89 41 58 76 79 34 48 73 76 34 49 73 82 37 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
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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