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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

VAZ046-100900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1231 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

Date           11/08/26      Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26            Wed
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                 42          66          36          70          38
TEMP                   49 47 44 57 64 65 52 45 41 38 38 58 67 68 56 50 46 43 41
DEWPT                  34 32 33 43 41 38 37 37 37 36 37 44 42 42 41 40 41 41 41
MIN/MAX RH                   75          38          98          38         100
RH                     56 56 65 59 43 37 56 73 85 92 96 59 40 39 57 68 83 93100
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W SW  W SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                5  6  6 10 10  8  4  3  2  4  5  8 10  6  4  3  3  3  2
WIND GUST                          20                                          
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               1  1  1  3  3  1  2  3  4  5  1  1  1  1  3  6  4  7  9
VSBY                   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           0
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD             11 10  9 18 19 14 10  8  6  8 10 12 16  9  9            
DISPERSION             PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     5  5 10 55 78 65  5  4  3  4 11 23 51 22  4            
MAX LVORI               3  3  4  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  5  2  1  2  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  C  C  B  F  G  G  F  B  B  C  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.29 29.34 29.34 29.41 29.40 29.36 29.29            


Date           11/11Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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       70      41      63      38      54      30      54      29      58
TEMP          67 58 47 43 62 52 45 40 52 43 36 32 51 44 35 31 55 47
DEWPT         48 47 46 43 50 48 43 38 35 32 31 28 29 29 28 27 31 32
RH            50 67 96100 65 86 93 92 52 65 82 85 42 55 75 85 40 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0      40      30      30      10       0       0       0
RAIN                       S  C  C  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