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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

VAZ012-060900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
631 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

Date           11/05/26      Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun
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                 48          65          36          56          28
TEMP             61 59 58 53 49 57 64 63 53 49 45 41 37 44 52 55 46 40 37 33 30
DEWPT            59 57 55 52 48 49 45 43 44 44 41 37 34 35 31 28 33 33 33 33 30
MIN/MAX RH                   96          45          93          35         100
RH               93 93 90 96 96 75 50 48 71 83 86 85 89 70 44 35 60 76 85100100
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD          2  2  1  2  1  1  2  3  2  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  2
CLOUDS           SC B2 B1 OV B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC B2 SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        44 84 69 93 63 12 19 28 68 75 48 47 70 30  5  7  9 23 31 40 36
VSBY             10 10  7  4  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  1  2  2  2 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW  W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD        2  2  3  3  3 12 18 20  9 17 17 18  6 19 19 18  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  1  2  2  3 35 87 95  4  8  8 12  7 61 72 67  3            
MAX LVORI         7  7  7  8  8  3  1  1  3  4  4  4  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  E  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              1500  4000  None  None  1500  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.18 27.18 27.18 27.16 27.22 27.23 27.27 27.28            


Date           11/08Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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       62      30      66      33      67      32      65      29      60
TEMP          58 45 39 33 62 50 41 36 63 52 41 36 61 46 38 32 56 47
DEWPT         32 33 32 30 31 33 31 29 32 34 34 33 31 32 32 30 32 33
RH            37 62 76 89 31 52 67 75 31 50 76 89 32 58 79 92 40 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20
RAIN                                                           S  S

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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