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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

VAZ046-020800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
901 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

Date           11/01/26      Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26            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                 43          65          41          74          49
TEMP                48 45 44 44 58 64 65 53 48 46 43 43 63 71 72 61 53 52 50 52
DEWPT               41 41 41 41 45 42 41 44 43 43 43 43 53 55 54 54 53 52 50 52
MIN/MAX RH                   93          42         100          52         100
RH                  77 86 89 89 62 45 41 71 83 89100100 70 57 53 78100100100100
WIND DIR             E  E  N  N SE SE  E  E  N NW  W  W  S  S  S SE  E SE  S  W
WIND SPD             1  1  0  1  1  3  3  1  0  1  1  1  2  5  4  1  1  1  2  1
CLOUDS              B1 SC B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           53 48 81 89 90 73 44 28 24 15  4 18 14 18  6  7 12 17 23 39
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF PF                   PF                           
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE  N  N  W SE  S SE SE  E SE SW  W  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD           2  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  1  1  2  1  6  8  6  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  1  3  8  8  2  1  1  1  1 14 31 26  2            
MAX LVORI            5  6  8  7  3  2  2  3  6  8 10 10  3  1  2  4            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  C  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                   10600  8100  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.73 29.72 29.64 29.64 29.61 29.62 29.55            


Date           11/04Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
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      60      75      58      73      51      69      43      67
TEMP          72 66 61 61 72 67 61 59 70 63 56 52 67 58 49 45 64 56
DEWPT         63 63 61 61 68 65 61 59 61 59 55 52 52 51 47 44 48 48
RH            73 90100100 87 93100100 73 87 96100 59 77 93 96 56 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      20      50      40      30      30      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC                  

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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