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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
VAZ012-100900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026
Date 11/09/26 Tue 11/10/26 Wed 11/11/26 Thu
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 34 68 35 69 40
TEMP 44 41 38 35 52 63 64 51 47 43 39 36 56 67 64 51 47 46 44 43
DEWPT 35 35 35 34 40 37 37 40 40 39 38 36 44 38 35 39 38 39 42 43
MIN/MAX RH 96 34 100 32 100
RH 70 79 89 96 63 38 37 66 76 86 96100 64 34 34 63 71 76 93100
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 1 3 3 5 2 3 2 0 3 2 4 3 12 30 41 36 47 69 74 82
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 50
RAIN C C L
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 2 <1
T WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW
T WIND SPD 11 11 11 10 13 17 14 8 10 10 10 6 8 10 8 5
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 5 5 5 11 26 61 52 4 5 5 5 7 16 45 20 3
MAX LVORI 3 4 6 6 2 1 1 3 4 5 9 8 3 1 2 3
STABILITY G G G B B B B G G G G A A B A G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.37 27.35 27.34 27.30 27.31 27.27 27.22 27.11
Date 11/12Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
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 59 29 43 25 43 23 50 25 58
TEMP 57 47 38 32 38 34 32 28 38 32 29 26 45 38 31 28 53 45
DEWPT 45 40 36 31 28 28 26 24 25 25 24 22 26 28 26 24 30 32
RH 64 76 92 96 67 78 78 85 59 75 81 85 47 67 81 85 41 60
WIND SPD <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 60 40 30 20 0 0 5 5
RAIN L D L L C
SNOW L C C C S S
TSTMS 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