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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

VAZ046-092100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
531 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

Date             Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26
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                 66          36          70          38          70
TEMP             45 59 64 65 52 45 41 38 38 58 67 68 56 50 46 43 41 61 67 68 58
DEWPT            34 37 41 38 37 37 37 36 37 44 42 42 41 40 41 41 41 48 48 47 47
MAX/MIN RH                   38          98          38         100          47
RH               65 44 43 37 56 73 85 92 96 59 40 39 57 68 83 93100 62 50 47 67
WIND DIR          W NW  W NW NW  W SW  W SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD          5 11 11  8  4  3  2  4  5  8 10  6  4  3  3  3  2  2  4  3  3
WIND GUST           23 21                                                      
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)         0  3  3  1  2  3  4  5  1  1  1  1  3  6  4  7  9  5 13 19 29
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR        W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD        9 18 20 16  8  5  5  8 10 11 16 11 10  8  6  4  4  5  9  8  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              10 51 81 74  4  3  3  4 11 21 51 35  5  4  3  2  5 12 43 20  3
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  3  3  5  8  6  2  1  1  3  3  5  6  9  2  1  2  3
STABILITY         B  C  C  B  F  G  G  F  B  B  C  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.33 29.33 29.40 29.39 29.35 29.29 29.32 29.31 29.29 29.17


Date          Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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       41      63      39      53      34      52      32      56
TEMP          47 43 62 54 44 41 51 41 37 36 50 41 35 33 53 46
DEWPT         46 43 50 48 43 38 35 33 32 29 29 28 27 27 31 32
RH            96100 65 80 96 89 54 73 82 75 44 59 72 78 43 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      40      30      30      10       0       0       0
RAIN                 S  C  C  C  C  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