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

VAZ012-080900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

Date           11/06/26      Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26            Mon
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                 34          55          26          64          33
TEMP                      38 34 44 52 51 42 39 36 31 27 47 60 60 47 44 42 37 34
DEWPT                     36 32 35 32 29 33 34 33 31 27 37 33 29 34 33 31 31 32
MIN/MAX RH                   93          42         100          31          91
RH                        92 92 70 46 42 70 82 89100100 68 36 31 60 65 65 79 92
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   6  5  8  9  8  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST                                                              16 16   
CLOUDS                    SC FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 38 10 19  2  4 12 19 52 53 18  3  3  4 18  5  1  7 18
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                    2  1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD                13 11 16 17 17 13 10  9  8  9 10 13 11 10            
DISPERSION                PR             PR VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR   
ADI                        6 16 45 59 57  6  5  4  4 10 18 38 31  5            
MAX LVORI                  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  5  9  8  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.24 27.27 27.28 27.33 27.34 27.31 27.30            


Date           11/09Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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       64      32      68      35      66      35      59      28      48
TEMP          59 50 40 33 66 53 43 38 62 49 43 39 54 46 38 32 44 36
DEWPT         34 34 34 32 34 37 37 37 39 40 39 38 39 37 34 30 29 29
RH            39 54 79 96 30 54 79 96 43 71 86 96 57 71 85 92 55 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      20      40      40      30
RAIN                                            S  C  C  C  C  S  C
SNOW                                                        C  S  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
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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