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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
VAZ012-062100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026
Date Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26
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 68 34 56 26 64
TEMP 64 53 49 44 38 34 44 52 52 42 39 36 31 28 49 62 59 47
DEWPT 41 45 43 38 33 30 34 31 27 32 32 32 31 28 35 29 26 31
MAX/MIN RH 40 88 36 100 26
RH 43 74 80 79 82 85 68 44 38 67 76 85100100 58 28 28 53
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 12 27 68 46 28 24 22 3 5 20 31 15 32 8 3 1 2 1
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
MIX HGT 4 <1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 2 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 14 11 13 13 17 14 17 17 17 12 11 8 8 8 11 11 11 9
DISPERSION VP VP PR PR VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 67 8 9 9 23 22 56 62 61 6 5 4 4 8 25 35 36 4
MAX LVORI 1 3 5 5 4 4 3 1 1 3 4 6 9 8 3 1 1 2
STABILITY B E E E D B B B B G G G G B B B B G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.17 27.22 27.24 27.27 27.28 27.31 27.33 27.34 27.30
Date Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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 32 64 33 68 36 65 33 58
TEMP 42 34 60 51 41 37 63 53 44 39 61 48 41 35 54 46
DEWPT 29 31 32 33 33 30 32 36 36 36 37 37 35 34 34 34
RH 60 89 35 50 73 75 31 52 73 89 41 65 79 96 46 63
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20
RAIN S
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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