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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

VAZ020-140900-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
1231 AM EST Thu Nov 13 2025

Date           11/12/25      Thu 11/13/25            Fri 11/14/25            Sat
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                 38          53          31          59          41
TEMP                   41 39 38 46 53 51 42 39 37 33 32 48 58 56 47 46 45 43 42
DEWPT                  23 24 27 27 24 23 24 24 24 24 24 26 25 27 28 31 32 33 35
MIN/MAX RH                   63          32          74          28          78
RH                     48 54 64 47 32 33 48 54 59 69 72 42 28 32 47 55 60 67 76
WIND DIR                W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                6  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                       16 14                                          
CLOUDS                 CL SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)               0 29 13  3  6 17 11 10  8  5  8  8 10 18 40 48 54 51 54
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  3  3  3  3 10  3  2
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD             10  8  8 28 29 26  9  8  5  5  4 13 23 13  3            
DISPERSION             PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     5  4  8105129102  4  4  3  3  5 30 99 35  2            
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.81 27.86 27.87 27.90 27.91 27.93 27.86            


Date           11/15Sun 11/16/25Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25
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       63      52      60      36      53      34      53      39      57
TEMP          63 56 56 54 58 47 41 36 52 41 37 35 52 44 42 39 56 46
DEWPT         49 48 48 48 37 26 22 21 19 20 22 26 35 35 35 35 39 37
RH            60 74 74 80 45 43 46 54 27 42 54 69 52 70 76 85 53 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      30      20       5       5      20      30      20      10
RAIN                 S  C  S                    S  C  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