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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026
VAZ012-022100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
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 64 39 73 48 70
TEMP 51 59 63 53 47 45 42 40 59 69 69 56 52 52 51 51 61 66 69 61
DEWPT 46 42 40 43 41 41 41 40 51 52 49 51 50 50 51 51 57 57 57 58
MAX/MIN RH 42 100 47 100 66
RH 83 53 43 69 79 86 96100 75 55 49 83 93 93100100 87 73 66 90
WIND DIR SE S SE SE SE SE SE E S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
WIND GUST 13
CLOUDS OV B1 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 88 62 65 27 5 4 19 25 20 31 6 17 22 37 45 63 71 72 72 86
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 30 0 0 0 10
RAIN SHWRS NM
MIX HGT 1 2 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 <1
T WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE
T WIND SPD 10 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 9 11 8 6 6 8 11 23 18 18 16
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 13 17 7 2 2 2 2 4 8 29 35 4 3 3 4 9 57 39 48 7
MAX LVORI 4 2 2 3 5 5 8 9 4 2 1 5 6 6 9 8 4 3 1 5
STABILITY C C C G G G G A B B B G G G F C C D C F
CEILING 400 None None None None None None None 200 100
STA PRES 27.57 27.50 27.51 27.47 27.47 27.43 27.42 27.36 27.36 27.30
Date Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
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 55 72 46 69 40 63 36 63
TEMP 58 56 68 57 52 48 64 55 46 42 58 51 43 39 58 50
DEWPT 57 56 60 56 51 48 51 49 45 41 44 43 40 39 41 42
RH 96100 76 96 96100 63 80 96 96 59 74 89100 53 74
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 60 40 20 10 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS NM O NM SC SC SC IS IS
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