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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

VAZ046-242100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
301 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

Date             Mon 11/24/25            Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25
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                 60          40          60          53          71
TEMP          38 35 52 60 59 48 44 42 41 41 51 57 59 56 55 54 56 59 65 70 68 57
DEWPT         32 31 33 31 31 32 33 34 34 37 42 47 51 54 54 54 56 58 60 57 52 43
MAX/MIN RH                   33          85          69         100          57
RH            79 85 48 33 34 54 65 73 76 85 71 69 75 93 96100100 96 84 63 57 59
WIND DIR      NW  W SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD       2  2  2  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  5  5  5  5  5  5  8  8 10 11 11 11
WIND GUST                                                  16          21 21 23
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)      3  8 10 15 22 22 42 62 73 77 88 89 91 86 84 92 91 82 78 42 30 15
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  4  3  2  3  3  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          80          70          30
RAIN                                      C  C                                 
RAIN SHWRS                                      O  O NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W NW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
T WIND SPD     2  2  1  3  5  3  3  3  4  2  8  8  3  8  9  8  8 10 23 18 23 11
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR
ADI            1  2  2 11 15  2  2  2  2  2 11 13  4  5  6  5  7 11 37 53 52  8
MAX LVORI      5  6  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  5  3  3  4  6  8  9  8  6  4  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  B  B  C  C  G  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None 10800  3500  1300  1200  1400  1000  None
STA PRES            29.59 29.53 29.53 29.49 29.44 29.32 29.27 29.20 29.17 29.13


Date          Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25
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       35      48      27      44      21      46      28      49
TEMP          42 35 47 39 33 27 43 34 27 22 44 37 30 29 47 43
DEWPT         27 22 18 18 17 15 14 15 15 15 16 19 21 23 27 33
RH            55 59 31 42 51 60 30 45 60 74 32 48 69 78 45 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       0      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS SC
SNOWSHWRS                                            IS      

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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