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

VAZ046-072100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
131 PM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

Date             Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26
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                 61          33          64          38          66
TEMP                      60 49 42 39 37 34 53 63 64 52 48 44 41 38 56 64 65 54
DEWPT                     36 37 36 35 34 34 41 40 39 40 36 33 32 34 41 38 36 36
MAX/MIN RH                   40         100          41          84          34
RH                        41 63 79 85 89100 64 43 40 63 63 65 70 85 57 38 34 50
WIND DIR                  NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                  10  6  4  4  4  4  5  8  8  6  6  5  6  6  9 10  8  4
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                  3  2  2 15 11 16  3  2  1  3 11  2  2  6  5  1  1  1
VSBY                      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                    4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                17 10  6  8  6  6  8 10 12 11 10 11 10  8 16 17 11  8
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                       64  5  3  4  3  7 17 33 33  5  5  5  5  8 50 66 50  4
MAX LVORI                  1  3  4  5  6  8  2  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY                  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.29 29.37 29.37 29.35 29.27 29.27 29.30 29.33 29.33


Date          Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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       34      69      40      68      42      62      38      55
TEMP          41 35 67 59 46 41 67 54 47 43 60 50 44 40 53 43
DEWPT         35 35 40 41 38 38 44 44 42 41 45 44 41 36 34 31
RH            79100 37 51 73 89 43 69 83 93 58 80 89 85 48 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      30      30      20
RAIN                                            C  C  C  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