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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

VAZ012-112100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
831 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

Date             Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26
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                 67          44          52          31          41
TEMP                55 65 65 50 47 47 46 45 49 50 48 42 40 36 33 31 37 41 39 33
DEWPT               41 36 30 33 35 41 46 45 44 41 35 38 36 34 32 29 31 27 24 27
MAX/MIN RH                   27         100          60          97          52
RH                  59 34 27 52 63 79100100 83 71 60 86 85 92 96 92 79 57 54 78
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             1  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  5
WIND GUST                          14 16 16                   16               
CLOUDS              CL SC FW B1 FW SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            2 27 15 53 13 45 72 88 95 91 82 65 68 74 75 80 79 76 69 64
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9  6  7  7  6  6  6  4  5  5 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          30          60          50          30
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC               
SNOWSHWRS                                                     SC SC SC         
MIX HGT              2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1  2  2  2  2  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           8 11 12 10 12 16 16 18 23 21 21 12 18 18 14 16 14 16 16 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 16 56 43  5  6 11 11 21 55 53 58  8 12 12 10 32 36 45 41  7
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  4  7  5  3  1  1  4  4  5  6  4  3  1  1  4
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  G  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  1200  1200   400  1200   500   500  2000
STA PRES                  27.08 27.00 26.91 26.91 26.94 26.96 26.97 27.02 27.04


Date          Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26
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       26      42      22      48      21      52      22      54
TEMP          30 26 39 33 27 24 44 34 26 23 48 38 28 24 51 39
DEWPT         25 22 23 23 22 20 24 24 22 19 24 26 24 21 26 27
RH            81 85 52 66 81 84 45 66 85 84 39 62 85 88 37 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           10       0       0       0       0       5       5       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
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