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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026
VAZ012-060900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat
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 59 73 46 68 38
TEMP 60 60 67 71 71 61 56 53 50 46 56 65 65 52 48 45 41 38
DEWPT 58 58 61 61 58 56 54 52 48 46 49 45 41 43 42 41 39 36
MIN/MAX RH 93 65 100 40 94
RH 93 93 81 71 63 84 93 96 93100 77 48 41 71 80 86 92 92
WIND DIR S S SW W SW W W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 2 2 4 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 100100 80 68 72 81100 68 75 41 41 40 50 72 53 40 53 49
VSBY 6 5 8 9 10 10 9 7 4 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 100 30 5 5 0
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC
TSTMS
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 4 <1
T WIND DIR S S SW SW W SW W W NW NW W W W NW
T WIND SPD 3 2 4 8 8 3 2 3 3 2 11 19 18 9
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 2 2 9 26 21 2 1 2 2 2 27 91 93 4
MAX LVORI 10 8 5 3 2 6 7 10 10 6 3 1 1 3
STABILITY F C C B B F F F F A A B B G
CEILING 700 800 2300 2300 4000 None None None
STA PRES 27.19 27.20 27.18 27.19 27.18 27.16 27.14
Date 11/07Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
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 56 29 60 30 64 33 66 33 65
TEMP 53 46 37 30 57 45 38 33 59 49 39 36 62 52 41 36 61 47
DEWPT 33 32 33 30 32 31 31 30 29 30 30 29 31 33 33 32 33 33
RH 46 58 85100 38 58 76 89 32 48 70 75 31 48 73 85 35 58
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC 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