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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
VAZ012-100900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
Date 11/08/26 Mon 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 Wed
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 37 63 32 67 34
TEMP 41 39 51 60 61 47 43 40 36 33 54 64 64 50 46 43 39 36
DEWPT 28 30 40 35 31 35 35 35 34 33 40 35 34 38 38 38 38 36
MIN/MAX RH 86 33 98 30 100
RH 59 70 66 39 32 63 73 82 92100 59 34 32 63 73 82 96100
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1
WIND GUST 17
CLOUDS CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 3 20 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 10 10 16 23
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W W
T WIND SPD 14 13 23 21 16 10 11 11 12 11 12 13 11 9 9 9 8 6
DISPERSION PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 7 14 62 82 49 5 5 5 6 12 22 44 35 4 4 4 4 7
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 6 5 2 1 1 3 4 5 8 8
STABILITY F B B B B G G G G B B B B G G G G A
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.27 27.32 27.33 27.37 27.35 27.34 27.30 27.30 27.27
Date 11/11Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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 68 40 58 31 41 28 42 27 49
TEMP 65 54 44 42 57 47 39 32 39 34 31 29 39 34 31 29 46 38
DEWPT 38 39 38 41 44 41 36 31 27 29 27 25 25 27 26 25 26 29
RH 37 57 79 96 62 79 89 96 62 82 85 85 57 75 81 85 45 70
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 0 30 80 60 40 30 5 0 0
RAIN C D D L L C
SNOW L C C C S
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