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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

VAZ012-062100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date             Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26
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                 68          34          56          26          64
TEMP                      64 53 49 44 38 34 44 52 52 42 39 36 31 28 49 62 59 47
DEWPT                     41 45 43 38 33 30 34 31 27 32 32 32 31 28 35 29 26 31
MAX/MIN RH                   40          88          36         100          26
RH                        43 74 80 79 82 85 68 44 38 67 76 85100100 58 28 28 53
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   3  4  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4
CLOUDS                    FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 12 27 68 46 28 24 22  3  5 20 31 15 32  8  3  1  2  1
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT                    4 <1  2  2  2  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                14 11 13 13 17 14 17 17 17 12 11  8  8  8 11 11 11  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                       67  8  9  9 23 22 56 62 61  6  5  4  4  8 25 35 36  4
MAX LVORI                  1  3  5  5  4  4  3  1  1  3  4  6  9  8  3  1  1  2
STABILITY                  B  E  E  E  D  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.17 27.22 27.24 27.27 27.28 27.31 27.33 27.34 27.30


Date          Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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       32      64      33      68      36      65      33      58
TEMP          42 34 60 51 41 37 63 53 44 39 61 48 41 35 54 46
DEWPT         29 31 32 33 33 30 32 36 36 36 37 37 35 34 34 34
RH            60 89 35 50 73 75 31 52 73 89 41 65 79 96 46 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       5      20
RAIN                                                        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