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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

VAZ012-022100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

Date             Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26
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                 64          39          73          48          70
TEMP                51 59 63 53 47 45 42 40 59 69 69 56 52 52 51 51 61 66 69 61
DEWPT               46 42 40 43 41 41 41 40 51 52 49 51 50 50 51 51 57 57 57 58
MAX/MIN RH                   42         100          47         100          66
RH                  83 53 43 69 79 86 96100 75 55 49 83 93 93100100 87 73 66 90
WIND DIR            SE  S SE SE SE SE SE  E  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3
WIND GUST                                                                    13
CLOUDS              OV B1 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           88 62 65 27  5  4 19 25 20 31  6 17 22 37 45 63 71 72 72 86
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           0           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   NM
MIX HGT              1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SE
T WIND SPD          10  8  5  4  3  3  3  4  4  9 11  8  6  6  8 11 23 18 18 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 13 17  7  2  2  2  2  4  8 29 35  4  3  3  4  9 57 39 48  7
MAX LVORI            4  2  2  3  5  5  8  9  4  2  1  5  6  6  9  8  4  3  1  5
STABILITY            C  C  C  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  C  D  C  F
CEILING               400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None   200   100
STA PRES            27.57 27.50 27.51 27.47 27.47 27.43 27.42 27.36 27.36 27.30


Date          Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
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       55      72      46      69      40      63      36      63
TEMP          58 56 68 57 52 48 64 55 46 42 58 51 43 39 58 50
DEWPT         57 56 60 56 51 48 51 49 45 41 44 43 40 39 41 42
RH            96100 76 96 96100 63 80 96 96 59 74 89100 53 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           80      60      40      20      10       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O NM SC SC SC IS IS                        
TSTMS            IS                                          

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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
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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