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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
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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