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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

VAZ046-062100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
831 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date             Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 71          42          61          36          65
TEMP                67 70 69 59 53 50 47 43 54 61 61 49 43 40 38 37 54 63 64 55
DEWPT               60 57 54 52 49 47 42 37 40 38 36 36 36 36 35 35 42 40 39 37
MAX/MIN RH                   60          90          39          96          38
RH                  78 63 59 78 86 89 83 79 59 42 39 61 76 85 89 92 64 43 40 51
WIND DIR            NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD             5  4  4  5  6  6  9  6  8  9  9  5  4  5  5  5  6  8  8  6
CLOUDS              B2 OV SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           76 89 30 19 26 25 10  2  4  3  4  5  2  2  4  5  0  0  6  0
VSBY                 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC                                                      
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           9  5  8  8  9  9 10 10 13 13 13 10  9  9  8  6  9  9 11 10
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR VP PR PR             PR
ADI                 15 12 17  4  4  4  7 11 55 52 52  5  4  4  4  7 24 34 36  5
MAX LVORI            4  2  2  4  5  6  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  C  B  F  F  F  E  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.15 29.21 29.25 29.29 29.30 29.37 29.38 29.39 29.32


Date          Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       38      67      37      71      40      68      38      64
TEMP          43 39 65 55 41 39 68 58 45 41 66 52 43 39 62 52
DEWPT         32 34 38 37 35 34 40 39 38 38 42 40 39 37 41 40
RH            65 82 37 51 79 82 36 49 76 89 42 63 86 92 46 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      20
RAIN                                                        S

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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