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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026
VAZ012-080900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026
Date 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26 Sun 11/08/26 Mon
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 34 55 26 64 33
TEMP 38 34 44 52 51 42 39 36 31 27 47 60 60 47 44 42 37 34
DEWPT 36 32 35 32 29 33 34 33 31 27 37 33 29 34 33 31 31 32
MIN/MAX RH 93 42 100 31 91
RH 92 92 70 46 42 70 82 89100100 68 36 31 60 65 65 79 92
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 6 5 8 9 8 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST 16 16
CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 38 10 19 2 4 12 19 52 53 18 3 3 4 18 5 1 7 18
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 2 1 2 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W
T WIND SPD 13 11 16 17 17 13 10 9 8 9 10 13 11 10
DISPERSION PR PR VP VP VP VP PR PR PR
ADI 6 16 45 59 57 6 5 4 4 10 18 38 31 5
MAX LVORI 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 5 9 8 2 1 1 2
STABILITY F B B B B G G G G B B B B F
CEILING None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.24 27.27 27.28 27.33 27.34 27.31 27.30
Date 11/09Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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 64 32 68 35 66 35 59 28 48
TEMP 59 50 40 33 66 53 43 38 62 49 43 39 54 46 38 32 44 36
DEWPT 34 34 34 32 34 37 37 37 39 40 39 38 39 37 34 30 29 29
RH 39 54 79 96 30 54 79 96 43 71 86 96 57 71 85 92 55 75
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 30
RAIN S C C C C S C
SNOW C 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