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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

VAZ012-070900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date           11/05/26      Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun
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                 45          67          35          56          29
TEMP                      53 47 58 64 65 54 47 43 40 35 44 52 53 43 40 37 33 30
DEWPT                     50 46 48 45 43 45 43 40 36 32 35 32 29 33 33 33 32 30
MIN/MAX RH                  100          45          93          38         100
RH                        89 96 69 50 45 71 86 89 85 89 70 46 39 67 76 85 96100
WIND DIR                  NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD                   4  3  4  5  5  5  6  6  8  4  4  3  4  3  3  2  2  2
CLOUDS                    B1 SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)                 58 44 11 30 16 47 63 56 59 71 49 24 17 21 32 38 26 25
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  5  4 <1  2  2  2  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD                 9  9 12 17 14 11 13 13 17 14 17 17 17 12 11  8  8  8
DISPERSION                VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        6 10 35 98 67  8  9  9 23 22 56 62 61  6  5  4  4  8
MAX LVORI                  5  6  3  1  1  3  5  5  4  4  3  1  1  3  4  6  9  8
STABILITY                  E  B  B  B  B  E  E  E  D  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  1500  1500  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.18 27.19 27.17 27.22 27.24 27.27 27.28 27.31 27.33


Date           11/08Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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       62      32      65      34      67      35      64      33      61
TEMP          59 50 40 33 61 50 41 37 63 52 43 38 61 47 40 35 56 47
DEWPT         31 33 30 31 32 33 32 30 32 35 35 34 36 36 35 34 36 37
RH            34 52 67 92 33 52 70 75 31 52 73 85 39 65 82 96 47 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5      30
RAIN                                                           S  C

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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