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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026
VAZ012-142100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
931 AM EST Sat Nov 14 2026
Date Sat 11/14/26 Sun 11/15/26 Mon 11/16/26
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 35 32 41 23 55
TEMP 33 35 35 33 32 32 32 32 36 40 41 37 34 31 27 24 40 52 54 41
DEWPT 26 26 24 24 25 27 28 29 31 30 30 28 28 26 25 22 30 28 22 29
MAX/MIN RH 64 90 63 96 28
RH 75 69 64 69 75 81 85 88 82 67 65 70 78 81 92 92 67 39 28 62
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
WIND GUST 16 14
CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 86 73 40 38 47 45 86 95 90 60 48 62 46 35 21 24 14 7 1 5
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 3 3 4 3 <1 1 <1 <1 3 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE N N
T WIND SPD 19 19 17 16 13 14 16 12 16 13 13 10 8 8 6 5 5 4 6 5
DISPERSION VP PR PR VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 46 50 75 7 9 10 11 14 47 45 50 5 4 4 3 6 14 17 27 3
MAX LVORI 3 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 3 4 5 6 6 3 2 2 3
STABILITY D D B F E E E D C C B F F G G A A A A G
CEILING None None 900 1000 None None None None None
STA PRES 27.30 27.37 27.41 27.48 27.50 27.56 27.58 27.63 27.61
Date Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26
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 23 62 25 66 27 68 31 69
TEMP 31 24 59 45 34 30 61 48 35 31 64 50 39 35 65 52
DEWPT 24 22 27 27 24 22 24 26 23 20 25 28 25 23 31 33
RH 75 92 29 49 66 72 24 42 61 63 22 42 57 61 28 48
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 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
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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