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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
VAZ046-070900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N 78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
Date 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon
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 61 34 65 38
TEMP 54 51 45 42 53 60 60 49 43 40 37 35 54 63 64 55 47 44 40 39
DEWPT 49 46 40 36 38 36 34 35 35 35 35 35 41 38 37 36 32 31 32 34
MIN/MAX RH 83 38 98 35 82
RH 83 83 82 79 57 41 37 58 73 82 92100 61 39 37 49 56 60 73 82
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW W W W W
WIND SPD 5 5 6 5 8 9 9 6 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 6 6 5 6 5
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%) 44 41 29 1 2 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7
VSBY 10 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 <1 3 4 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
T WIND SPD 10 9 9 6 11 13 14 11 6 8 8 8 9 11 11 10
DISPERSION PR PR PR PR VP VP PR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 4 4 7 40 51 55 5 3 4 4 8 21 35 28 5
MAX LVORI 4 5 5 4 1 1 1 3 3 5 6 8 2 1 2 2
STABILITY F F F B B C C F F F F B B B C F
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 29.21 29.24 29.28 29.31 29.37 29.37 29.37 29.30
Date 11/09Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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 67 37 70 41 68 38 61 35 56
TEMP 65 56 42 38 67 59 46 42 67 53 43 39 59 51 40 35 54 43
DEWPT 38 37 36 34 39 40 39 39 41 40 38 36 38 38 37 34 33 31
RH 37 49 79 85 36 49 76 89 39 61 82 89 45 61 89 96 45 62
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10
RAIN S 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