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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

VAZ012-090900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

Date           11/07/26      Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26            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                 30          64          34          61          30
TEMP                      35 32 48 60 61 47 44 42 37 34 49 58 59 47 43 39 35 32
DEWPT                     33 31 37 34 31 34 33 30 32 33 39 34 30 34 34 34 33 31
MIN/MAX RH                   97          32          95          33         100
RH                        92 96 65 37 32 60 65 62 82 96 68 40 33 60 70 82 92 96
WIND DIR                  NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   2  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                      17 17                           
CLOUDS                    SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 37  9  2  2  2  2  3  2 15 10  8  2  3  2  2  1  2  3
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
T WIND SPD                10  8  9 11 13 11 14 16 16 14 20 19 16  9 10 10 10  9
DISPERSION                VP             VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        5  8 16 32 38  5  7  7  7 16 60 72 53  4  5  5  5 10
MAX LVORI                  6  6  3  1  1  3  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  3  3  4  6  6
STABILITY                  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.32 27.31 27.26 27.27 27.28 27.33 27.34 27.37 27.35


Date           11/10Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26
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       67      35      66      39      54      30      43      25      46
TEMP          63 53 43 37 63 50 45 41 52 45 37 31 40 34 31 27 43 35
DEWPT         33 36 37 37 40 40 40 40 41 38 34 29 28 27 25 23 25 25
RH            32 52 79100 43 68 82 96 66 76 89 92 62 75 78 85 49 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      30      60      50      20      10       5
RAIN                                C  L  C  C  C                  
SNOW                                            C  S  S            

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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