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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

VAZ046-150900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

Date           11/14/26      Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26            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                 29          56          30          58          28
TEMP          52 42 38 34 31 31 49 56 55 45 40 36 32 30 49 56 57 46 37 34 31 29
DEWPT         25 26 26 26 26 27 34 32 29 31 31 31 30 29 36 34 32 33 33 31 29 29
MIN/MAX RH                   85          37          94          38         100
RH            35 53 62 72 81 85 56 40 37 58 70 82 92 96 61 43 38 60 85 89 92100
WIND DIR      NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NW NW NW
WIND SPD      11  8  5  4  5  5  6  6  6  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  0  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST        18                                                            
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)      1  3  2  1  1  2  7 43 66 35 28 37 29 11 14  5  0  1  0  0  1  4
VSBY          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        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E            
T WIND SPD    18 12  9  9  8  8 11  9 12  9  8  5  6  5 11  8  8  3            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           79  8  4  4  4  8 41 61 38  4  4  3  3  6 50 38 31  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  D  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  5000  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.43 29.48 29.55 29.56 29.66 29.71 29.76 29.72            


Date           11/17Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26
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       62      31      66      32      68      36      69      37      68
TEMP          61 47 36 33 64 51 37 35 67 54 41 38 68 54 42 38 66 55
DEWPT         36 35 32 29 35 34 32 29 33 34 33 31 36 37 35 34 41 40
RH            39 63 85 85 34 52 82 78 28 46 73 76 31 52 76 85 40 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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