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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