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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

VAZ046-030900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
401 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

Date           11/02/26      Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26            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                 41          74          48          75          60
TEMP             54 49 46 43 42 63 72 72 59 55 53 50 49 64 72 74 66 62 62 61 62
DEWPT            41 41 41 42 42 51 54 53 53 53 53 50 49 57 59 59 57 58 59 59 60
MIN/MAX RH                  100          50         100          58          98
RH               61 74 83 96100 65 53 51 80 93100100100 78 64 59 73 87 90 93 93
WIND DIR          E  N  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD          1  0  1  1  2  2  5  5  1  1  2  1  1  3  6  5  3  4  5  5  5
CLOUDS           SC FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
CLOUDS(%)        34  9  2  2 21 24 44 11 15 18 26 33 48 45 52 63 79 79 84 88 78
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC NM
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       SE SW SW  W SW SW SW  S NW  N  N  N  N  N  S SE SE            
T WIND SPD        3  2  2  2  2  9  8  5  2  2  1  0  0  0  9  5  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI               2  1  1  1  2 17 28 17  1  1  1  0  0  0 39 21  2            
MAX LVORI         3  4  5  8  9  3  2  2  5  7 10 10 10  6  3  3  6            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None 27000 27000      
STA PRES            29.64 29.60 29.61 29.56 29.54 29.49 29.46 29.37            


Date           11/05Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
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       75      54      72      49      69      41      65      40      63
TEMP          72 65 58 54 69 63 53 50 66 58 46 42 62 55 45 42 60 53
DEWPT         65 57 58 54 58 56 52 49 49 47 44 41 43 45 43 41 42 42
RH            79 75100100 68 78 96 96 54 67 93 96 50 69 93 96 51 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           60      40      40      20       5       0       5      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    NM IS    SC SC SC IS                         SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS 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