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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

VAZ012-032000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1131 AM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025

Date             Fri 10/03/25            Sat 10/04/25            Sun 10/05/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 72          41          77          43          76
TEMP                   70 70 55 48 45 42 42 68 75 74 57 51 48 46 47 67 73 75 62
DEWPT                  49 48 48 47 45 42 41 49 46 47 48 48 47 45 47 55 54 54 54
MAX/MIN RH                   43         100          36         100          47
RH                     47 45 77 96100100 96 51 36 38 72 89 96 96100 65 51 48 75
WIND DIR               SE SE  E SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD                3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  2
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               5  2  4 13 45 44 40  9 20 13 24 29 32 43 52 29 36 11 13
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  7  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                            F  F  F  F                                    
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE  E  S SW  W SW SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S SE  S SE
T WIND SPD              2  2  3  2  1  1  2  1  6  5  5  2  2  2  1  8  4  8  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                     9  9  2  1  1  1  2  2 25 22  3  1  1  1  1 23 22 38  4
MAX LVORI               2  2  4  7 10 10  8  2  2  2  3  7 10 10 10  3  2  1  4
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  F  F  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.49 27.50 27.47 27.48 27.44 27.46 27.47 27.50 27.47


Date          Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       50      76      55      73      56      71      47      65
TEMP          53 53 73 64 56 56 72 61 58 57 70 58 53 48 62 54
DEWPT         53 53 58 58 56 55 60 60 58 57 62 58 53 48 46 44
RH           100100 59 81100 96 66 97100100 76100100100 56 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       5      20      40      40      50      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS      
TSTMS                                          IS 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