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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

VAZ012-072100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

Date             Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 55          25          63          32          61
TEMP                      52 42 39 35 30 27 48 60 61 47 44 42 37 34 49 58 60 50
DEWPT                     29 33 33 33 30 27 36 32 29 33 33 30 31 32 38 33 29 34
MAX/MIN RH                   39         100          29          92          30
RH                        41 70 79 92100100 63 35 29 58 65 62 79 92 66 39 31 54
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  2
WIND GUST                                               16 17 17               
CLOUDS                    CL FW B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                  3  6 63 76 47 15  2  3  3  8 24  3 12 11 10  1  1  1
VSBY                      10 10 10  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                    3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                17 11  8  8  8  8 10 11 12 11 13 16 13 12 19 18 14  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             VP
ADI                       58  5  4  4  4  8 18 31 35  5  6  7  6 13 56 68 51  4
MAX LVORI                  1  3  5  6  9  8  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  2
STABILITY                  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    None 21600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.28 27.33 27.32 27.32 27.28 27.28 27.29 27.33 27.33


Date          Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       31      67      34      66      36      59      29      46
TEMP          40 32 64 53 43 38 63 49 44 41 55 45 39 33 42 35
DEWPT         33 30 31 36 36 35 37 38 37 38 40 39 35 31 28 27
RH            76 92 29 52 76 89 38 66 76 89 57 79 85 92 57 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      20      60      50      30
RAIN                                      S  C  L  C  C  C  C
SNOW                                                  C  C  C

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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