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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

VAZ012-150900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1001 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

Date           11/14/26      Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26            Tue
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                 26          47          24          57          24
TEMP                   33 32 32 38 43 43 38 36 33 29 25 43 51 54 41 32 31 29 25
DEWPT                  27 28 28 32 30 25 29 29 27 26 24 32 30 27 30 27 24 24 23
MIN/MAX RH                   97          48          98          34          92
RH                     78 85 85 79 60 49 70 75 78 88 96 65 44 35 65 81 75 81 92
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                5  5  4  3  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0
WIND GUST              16                                                      
CLOUDS                 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              84 92 96 94 91 84 72 59 24 19 23 20  6  2  4  5  2  6 10
VSBY                    9  9 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9  9 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 1  1  1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD             17 16 14 14 14 13 10 10  8  8  6  6  6  6  5            
DISPERSION             PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                    12 11 24 42 47 43  5  5  4  4  7 17 24 25  3            
MAX LVORI               3  5  4  3  1  1  3  4  4  6  6  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY               E  E  D  C  C  C  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                     900  1000  1700  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.40 27.47 27.50 27.55 27.58 27.63 27.61            


Date           11/17Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26
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      27      65      28      68      33      69      34      68
TEMP          60 46 35 31 61 49 37 32 63 51 40 36 64 52 42 37 63 52
DEWPT         29 28 24 22 25 26 24 20 27 29 26 25 33 34 31 29 35 35
RH            31 49 64 69 25 40 59 61 25 42 57 64 31 50 65 72 35 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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