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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026
VAZ012-102100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026
Date Tue 11/10/26 Wed 11/11/26 Thu 11/12/26
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 37 68 44 55
TEMP 52 63 63 50 47 44 40 37 55 64 64 51 48 46 44 44 51 55 51 45
DEWPT 35 33 35 39 39 40 39 37 43 37 33 38 37 39 42 43 46 42 38 39
MAX/MIN RH 30 99 28 97 59
RH 52 32 35 66 74 86 96100 64 37 31 61 65 76 93 96 83 61 61 79
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW
WIND SPD 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 6
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 13 28 63 42 58 64 81 81 72 78 72
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
POP 12HR 0 0 0 40 70
RAIN C C L L C C C
MIX HGT 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 3 3 3 1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 14 17 13 9 10 10 9 8 8 10 10 9 11 10 12 14 19 18 17 14
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP PR
ADI 28 63 48 4 5 5 4 8 16 46 34 4 5 5 8 19 47 46 41 10
MAX LVORI 2 1 1 3 4 5 7 8 3 1 1 3 3 4 6 5 4 1 1 4
STABILITY B B B G G G G A A B B F F F E D D D D E
CEILING None None None None None None None 500 1200 1200
STA PRES 27.34 27.30 27.31 27.27 27.22 27.10 27.02 26.90 26.87 26.87
Date Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
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 30 43 26 43 23 50 23 55
TEMP 38 30 39 33 31 28 38 32 29 25 45 37 29 26 50 42
DEWPT 34 28 26 27 25 22 22 24 23 20 23 26 23 21 25 29
RH 85 92 59 78 78 78 52 72 78 81 41 64 78 81 37 60
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 30 20 0 0 0 0 5
RAIN C C
SNOW C S 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