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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

VAZ012-060900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

Date           11/04/26      Thu 11/05/26            Fri 11/06/26            Sat
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                 59          73          46          68          38
TEMP                      60 60 67 71 71 61 56 53 50 46 56 65 65 52 48 45 41 38
DEWPT                     58 58 61 61 58 56 54 52 48 46 49 45 41 43 42 41 39 36
MIN/MAX RH                   93          65         100          40          94
RH                        93 93 81 71 63 84 93 96 93100 77 48 41 71 80 86 92 92
WIND DIR                   S  S SW  W SW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   3  2  2  4  4  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  4
CLOUDS                    OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)                100100 80 68 72 81100 68 75 41 41 40 50 72 53 40 53 49
VSBY                       6  5  8  9 10 10  9  7  4  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100          30           5           5           0
RAIN                                                                           
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC SC                                             
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR                 S  S SW SW  W SW  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD                 3  2  4  8  8  3  2  3  3  2 11 19 18  9            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  2  9 26 21  2  1  2  2  2 27 91 93  4            
MAX LVORI                 10  8  5  3  2  6  7 10 10  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  F  C  C  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING                     700   800  2300  2300  4000  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.19 27.20 27.18 27.19 27.18 27.16 27.14            


Date           11/07Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
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       56      29      60      30      64      33      66      33      65
TEMP          53 46 37 30 57 45 38 33 59 49 39 36 62 52 41 36 61 47
DEWPT         33 32 33 30 32 31 31 30 29 30 30 29 31 33 33 32 33 33
RH            46 58 85100 38 58 76 89 32 48 70 75 31 48 73 85 35 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       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