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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

VAZ012-020800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
901 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026

Date           11/01/26      Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26            Wed
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                 43          64          40          72          48
TEMP                50 47 45 44 52 61 64 54 48 45 43 41 58 68 71 58 52 51 49 51
DEWPT               35 36 37 39 43 39 38 40 40 40 41 41 50 51 49 51 50 50 49 51
MIN/MAX RH                   86          37         100          46         100
RH                  56 65 73 82 71 44 38 59 74 82 93100 75 54 46 77 93 96100100
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           75 85 90 87 60 57 24 50 25 11 15 17 14 16 15 14 25 50 58 63
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0   
POP 12HR                     10          10           0           0           0
SPRINKLES           SC                                                         
Obvis                                             PF                           
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD           8  6  9 10  8  5  6  5  4  2  2  2  9 11 10  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  3  4  8 13 13 13  3  2  1  1  2 17 36 30  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  4  3  2  2  3  4  5  8  9  3  1  2  4            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  B  F  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                    5000  4700  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.57 27.57 27.51 27.52 27.49 27.49 27.45            


Date           11/04Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
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       70      56      69      50      66      42      62      37      62
TEMP          66 60 58 57 66 60 53 52 63 55 48 44 59 50 44 39 59 50
DEWPT         59 59 58 57 60 58 53 51 53 51 46 44 44 44 41 39 42 42
RH            78 96100100 81 93100 96 70 86 93100 57 80 89100 53 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      60      50      40      20      10      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS       IS SC NM SC SC SC IS 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
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