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

VAZ046-300900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 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                 27          47          24          46          29
TEMP                30 29 28 31 36 42 45 42 38 33 28 25 39 45 44 34 31 30 31 32
DEWPT               17 17 18 21 28 35 38 38 33 25 21 20 22 21 21 21 22 24 27 31
MIN/MAX RH                   73          64          86          38          97
RH                  58 60 66 66 72 76 76 86 82 72 75 81 50 38 39 58 69 78 85 96
WIND DIR            SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E SE  S NE
WIND SPD             3  4  3  4  6  9  9  5  5  5  5  4  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           83 68 71 85100100 85 51 37 20  8  6  6  9 23 39 51 88 94 93
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          30           0           0          70
FRZG RAIN                     S                                            C   
RAIN                             C  S                                      L  D
SLEET                         S                                                
SNOW                                                                    L      
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW  W SW SW  W NW  N NW NW  N NE  E  E            
T WIND SPD           8  6  5 10  5  5  5  4  8 13  5  3 16  6  3  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  5  3 11  8  8  6  3  4  6  3  3 44 23  9  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  3  4  5  1  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  E  F  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  G            
CEILING             12300  6600  1100   400  None  None  None  None  8400      
STA PRES            29.70 29.61 29.52 29.43 29.53 29.65 29.69 29.61            


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      46      27      50      25      42      31      45
TEMP          40 38 33 27 45 35 30 29 49 38 31 26 40 38 35 31 43 39
DEWPT         37 35 31 25 28 28 25 25 29 26 22 21 28 30 30 30 33 30
RH            89 89 92 92 51 75 81 85 46 62 69 81 62 73 82 96 67 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      20       0       0       0       5      30      50      30
RAIN           D  L  S                                C  C  C  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