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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

VAZ046-160900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
201 AM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

Date           11/14/26      Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 30          54          32          56          28
TEMP                      31 31 47 54 53 45 39 37 33 32 48 55 55 43 38 34 31 29
DEWPT                     27 28 33 31 30 31 32 32 30 30 36 34 33 33 33 32 30 29
MIN/MAX RH                   89          40          92          42         100
RH                        85 88 58 41 41 58 76 82 89 92 63 45 43 67 82 92 96100
WIND DIR                   W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   4  4  6  6  6  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  0  1  1  2  1
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                  1  1  5 36 66 42 30 13  5  2  2  9  3  4  1  0  2  5
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N NE NW
T WIND SPD                 6  6  9 10 11  9  8  5  6  6 10  8  9  3  3  3  3  3
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  7 31 70 35  4  4  3  3  7 44 39 38  2  2  2  2  3
MAX LVORI                  5  5  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  6  1  1  1  3  5  7  8  9
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  D  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                          None  5000  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                        29.55 29.56 29.66 29.71 29.76 29.73 29.79 29.82


Date           11/17Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       62      29      66      32      68      36      70      37      68
TEMP          61 45 35 30 65 51 37 34 66 53 41 38 68 52 42 38 66 55
DEWPT         37 33 31 29 35 34 32 30 33 34 31 29 36 37 36 35 40 40
RH            41 62 85 96 33 52 82 85 29 48 67 70 31 56 79 89 38 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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