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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
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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