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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

VAZ012-090900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

Date           11/08/26      Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26            Wed
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                 33          62          30          67          35
TEMP             47 45 42 38 35 50 60 60 47 42 39 36 32 54 64 66 53 46 43 39 36
DEWPT            33 32 29 32 33 39 34 31 34 34 33 33 32 39 34 33 36 36 36 37 36
MIN/MAX RH                   93          32          98          28         100
RH               58 60 60 79 92 66 37 33 60 73 79 89100 57 32 29 52 68 76 92100
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          4  5  5  5  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST              17 17 14                                                
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         1  1  2  4 11  2  3  2  0  2 10  4  4  2  5  4  9  9 13 14 24
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD       12 14 17 16 12 20 20 18  9  9 10 10 10 11 14 11  9            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               6  7  8  7 13 58 76 58  4  4  5  5 11 20 47 33  4            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  3  3  4  6  7  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  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            27.28 27.28 27.33 27.34 27.37 27.35 27.34 27.30            


Date           11/11Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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       68      39      59      28      43      24      44      23      52
TEMP          65 50 45 42 54 47 38 31 39 34 31 26 39 34 31 26 47 40
DEWPT         40 40 39 41 44 39 34 30 27 27 25 23 25 25 24 22 27 28
RH            40 68 79 96 69 74 85 96 62 75 78 88 57 69 75 85 45 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0      30      70      50      30      30      10       5       0
RAIN                    C  L  L  C  C                              
SNOW                                C  C  C  C  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