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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

VAZ012-110900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

Date           11/10/26      Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26            Fri
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                 37          68          42          55          30
TEMP                45 42 39 37 56 66 65 50 47 45 45 45 51 52 48 42 39 36 32 30
DEWPT               40 40 39 37 44 39 34 38 38 41 45 45 48 43 38 39 37 34 32 30
MIN/MAX RH                  100          30         100          68         100
RH                  82 93100100 64 37 31 63 71 86100100 89 71 68 89 92 92100100
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  6  6
WIND GUST                                         14 14          16 16 16      
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            1  4  9 23  9 23 29 48 23 57 64 80 80 80 74 70 81 70 73 76
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  9 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          70          60
RAIN                                            C     L  L  C  C  L  L  C  C   
SNOWSHWRS                                                                    SC
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           9 10  9  8  8 11 10  9 11 12 13 13 18 19 17 13            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  4  5  4  8 15 56 30  4  5  6  9 19 43 47 41  9            
MAX LVORI            5  6  9  8  3  1  1  3  3  5  8  5  4  3  1  5            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  G  F  E  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  1200  1200   400   500      
STA PRES                  27.27 27.20 27.08 27.01 26.91 26.91 26.93            


Date           11/13Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26
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       41      25      42      21      49      23      52      25      56
TEMP          41 32 30 26 38 31 27 23 46 35 28 25 49 39 29 27 52 41
DEWPT         28 29 27 24 24 25 24 21 24 26 23 22 26 29 27 25 30 31
RH            59 88 88 92 57 78 88 92 42 69 81 88 40 67 92 92 43 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           30      20       5       0       0       0       5      10       5
SNOWSHWRS     SC SC IS IS                                          

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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