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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025
VAZ020-030800-
RAWS 441801
37.99N 79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
701 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025
Date 11/02/25 Mon 11/03/25 Tue 11/04/25 Wed
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 40 62 38 60 37
TEMP 45 44 42 40 52 60 57 48 46 44 41 38 50 58 56 47 44 42 40 39
DEWPT 37 37 37 37 39 38 37 34 35 34 31 28 26 21 22 26 26 27 27 28
MIN/MAX RH 90 44 69 23 67
RH 73 76 82 89 61 44 47 58 65 68 67 67 39 23 26 43 49 55 59 64
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
WIND GUST 17 18 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 63 53 29 34 12 6 5 6 6 5 7 8 22 39 37 21 11 15 29 38
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 1 2 2 <1 <1 3 3 2 <1
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NW W W W NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW W
T WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 9 14 23 17 18 9 10 4 13 17 11 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP PR PR PR VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 1 1 2 23 63 79 8 8 4 5 5 47 72 31 2
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 6 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2
STABILITY F F G B B B B F F F F B B B B G
CEILING 9800 None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.02 28.01 27.98 27.89 27.94 28.00 28.08 28.04
Date 11/05Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25
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 69 44 61 38 62 48 62 43 58
TEMP 68 56 53 45 60 47 42 39 59 53 52 50 60 50 47 44 56 47
DEWPT 39 39 42 40 33 33 34 34 42 44 47 46 43 41 41 41 40 35
RH 34 53 66 82 36 58 73 82 53 71 83 86 53 71 79 89 55 63
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 10 30 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC SC
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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