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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