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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
VAZ018-070900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
Date 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun
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 52 68 39 56 40
TEMP 61 59 54 61 66 66 56 50 46 44 41 48 55 53 47 45 43 42 41
DEWPT 58 55 48 49 49 47 45 43 39 35 32 36 37 36 33 33 33 34 33
MIN/MAX RH 100 50 79 50 74
RH 90 87 80 65 54 50 66 77 76 70 70 63 51 52 58 62 67 73 73
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND SPD 5 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 10 11 10 11 9 9 8 8 8 9 9
WIND GUST 35 31 27 27 27 26 26 28 29
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 78 77 53 32 22 15 44 38 15 17 20 17 9 9 17 30 34 28 25
VSBY 7 8 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 2 5 4 1 2 <1 <1 1 3 3 3 <1 1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 8 10 10 13 17 16 12 13 11 12 13 21 20 20 13 13 11 11 11
DISPERSION PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 9 11 34 93 80 11 9 8 8 17 64 66 65 9 9 8 8 9
MAX LVORI 5 5 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3
STABILITY E D B B B B D E E E C C C C E E E E C
CEILING 2900 None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.71 27.72 27.70 27.75 27.77 27.80 27.82 27.86 27.87
Date 11/08Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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 63 42 64 42 68 44 65 42 61
TEMP 62 50 45 43 63 50 45 43 67 53 48 44 64 50 44 42 60 48
DEWPT 37 30 30 32 38 33 32 32 39 35 36 37 41 36 34 34 41 36
RH 39 46 55 65 39 52 60 65 36 50 63 76 43 58 68 73 49 63
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30
RAIN S C
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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
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