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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026
VAZ018-022100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
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 63 46 72 52 70
TEMP 62 54 50 48 47 46 61 70 69 58 55 54 53 52 62 69 67 62
DEWPT 43 42 41 41 40 40 48 51 52 51 51 51 51 51 58 59 60 59
MAX/MIN RH 47 79 50 100 71
RH 50 64 71 77 76 79 62 51 55 77 86 90 93 96 87 70 78 90
WIND DIR SE SE N N N N S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 2 1 1 1 1 3 5 5 3
WIND GUST 13 17 17 14
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 36 32 22 6 8 11 4 10 3 20 19 33 49 58 47 68 79 84
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 2 0 7 7 7 7
POP 12HR 30 0 0 5 10
RAIN SHWRS NM
MIX HGT 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1
T WIND DIR SE SE S S W W S S S S S SE S SE S S S SE
T WIND SPD 5 4 3 1 1 2 1 10 6 8 8 3 4 3 5 14 9 9
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 13 2 2 1 1 2 2 33 20 4 4 2 2 3 12 34 21 4
MAX LVORI 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 2 4 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 6
STABILITY B G G G G A B B B G G G F C B D D F
CEILING None None None None None None None 100 1200
STA PRES 28.07 28.07 28.03 28.04 28.00 27.99 27.93 27.91 27.84
Date Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
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 61 73 53 69 49 62 43 61
TEMP 61 61 71 62 57 53 66 59 52 49 60 53 46 43 59 53
DEWPT 60 61 64 57 53 51 53 49 46 45 46 41 39 37 42 39
RH 97100 79 84 86 93 63 69 80 86 60 64 76 79 53 59
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 90 50 30 40 5 5 0 10
RAIN SHWRS NM O SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS
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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