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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

VAZ012-010800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

Date           10/31/26      Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 45          59          43          65          41
TEMP                50 48 46 45 52 58 57 53 49 48 46 43 52 62 65 54 48 46 43 42
DEWPT               40 39 37 38 38 37 37 37 38 38 38 39 44 41 40 43 42 42 43 42
MIN/MAX RH                   77          43          92          39         100
RH                  68 71 71 76 59 45 47 54 66 68 73 86 74 46 40 66 80 86100100
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             3  3  3  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)          100100100100100 86 80 93 83 81 72 68 70 46 35 27 26 25 31 39
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     10           5           5           5           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE            
T WIND SPD           8  9  8  9 10 10  9  6  8  9  8  8  8 10 10  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  4  4  7 18 26 19  3  4  4  4  6 11 25 25  3            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  5  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  G            
CEILING             14200  9900 10900  7000  5200  5200  5200  None  None      
STA PRES            27.64 27.65 27.67 27.62 27.62 27.59 27.59 27.52            


Date           11/03Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       70      49      69      54      70      51      68      45      64
TEMP          66 56 53 52 64 60 57 56 65 60 55 53 63 57 50 46 60 53
DEWPT         52 52 51 52 59 58 56 56 61 58 55 52 56 52 49 46 48 46
RH            61 86 93100 84 93 96100 87 93100 96 78 83 96100 64 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       5      30      60      70      50      50      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS

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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