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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

VAZ046-292100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1001 AM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

Date             Sat 11/29/25            Sun 11/30/25            Mon 12/01/25
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                 44          27          47          25          45
TEMP                   41 41 32 29 29 28 31 37 44 46 43 39 34 29 25 39 44 43 34
DEWPT                  17 18 16 17 17 18 20 27 34 38 38 33 25 21 20 22 21 20 21
MAX/MIN RH                   36          72          63          84          36
RH                     37 39 51 60 60 66 63 67 68 73 82 79 69 72 81 50 39 39 58
WIND DIR                E  E SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N NE  E  E
WIND SPD                3  3  2  2  3  3  3  5  9  8  5  5  5  5  4  5  5  5  2
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)              10  9 42 70 60 65 84 90 87 85 65 34 17 11  9  7 11 25 39
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          40          10           0
RAIN                                      C  C  C  C                           
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR             SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E
T WIND SPD              4  5  2  5  6  5  4  1  9  9  5  6  6  5  3 14  8  4  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                    19 18  1  3  3  3  4  1 13 10  4  3  3  3  3 44 28 12  1
MAX LVORI               2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  5  4  3  3  5  1  2  2  3
STABILITY               B  B  G  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  G
CEILING                    None 16800  5800  1400   400  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.73 29.69 29.60 29.50 29.42 29.55 29.65 29.70 29.63


Date          Tue 12/02/25Wed 12/03/25Thu 12/04/25Fri 12/05/25
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       29      41      27      47      28      49      24      43
TEMP          29 33 39 39 33 27 46 36 31 29 48 37 31 26 41 38
DEWPT         22 28 36 35 30 25 29 27 25 24 27 25 22 21 25 29
RH            75 82 89 85 89 92 51 69 78 81 44 61 69 81 52 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           50      90      20       0       0       5       5      20
RAIN                 D  L  S                                S
SNOW              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