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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

VAZ046-080900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1231 AM EST Sat Nov 7 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                   51 45 42 53 60 60 49 43 40 37 35 54 63 64 55 47 44 40 39
DEWPT                  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 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  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)              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
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                <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  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              9  9  6 11 13 14 11  6  8  8  8  9 11 11 10            
DISPERSION             PR PR             PR VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                     4  4  7 40 51 55  5  3  4  4  8 21 35 28  5            
MAX LVORI               5  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  8  2  1  2  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  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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data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
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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