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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
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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