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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

VAZ020-252100-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
431 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2025

Date             Tue 11/25/25            Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25
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                 56          51          62          31          39
TEMP             43 47 53 52 52 54 54 54 54 58 60 53 44 39 36 33 31 34 39 36 31
DEWPT            35 40 44 47 49 50 51 52 51 52 47 37 26 23 20 19 17 16 14 12 12
MAX/MIN RH                   62          95          50          57          35
RH               73 76 71 83 89 86 90 93 90 80 62 54 49 52 52 56 56 47 35 36 45
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  6  9 10 10 10  9  6  5  6  6
WIND GUST                                      17 19 23 25 25 25 23 19 18 18 19
CLOUDS           B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        81 84 93 93 91 89 84 69 49 46 41 23 19 31 49 54 56 48 32 12 20
VSBY             10 10  8  2  1  1  2  2  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     90          50          20           0           0
RAIN              C  C  L  C  C  C  C     S  S                                 
MIX HGT          <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR       SE  S SE  S  S SW NW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD        2  5  3  6  3  3  1  2  5 27 32 32 32 34 33 33 32 27 25 26 34
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR FR FR FR             PR
ADI               2  5  5  5  2  2  1  1  6 83114115 22 23 45 45 76 94 96100 15
MAX LVORI         3  4  3  4  6  6  7  7  5  3  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  E  D  D  D  C  C  C  F
CEILING              1900   500   500   400  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.90 27.78 27.73 27.66 27.65 27.65 27.71 27.72 27.76 27.77


Date          Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25
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       24      34      21      41      29      45      31      48
TEMP          28 25 34 27 24 21 41 31 30 31 44 37 35 35 47 42
DEWPT         11 10 10  9 11 13 10 13 15 20 26 26 26 28 36 34
RH            48 52 36 46 57 71 27 47 53 63 49 64 69 75 65 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      10      30      30      30
RAIN                                         C  S  C  S  S  C

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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