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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

VAZ012-102100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

Date             Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26
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                 68          37          68          44          55
TEMP                52 63 63 50 47 44 40 37 55 64 64 51 48 46 44 44 51 55 51 45
DEWPT               35 33 35 39 39 40 39 37 43 37 33 38 37 39 42 43 46 42 38 39
MAX/MIN RH                   30          99          28          97          59
RH                  52 32 35 66 74 86 96100 64 37 31 61 65 76 93 96 83 61 61 79
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             2  3  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  6
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            2  2  2  2  3  2  3  4  3 13 28 63 42 58 64 81 81 72 78 72
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          40          70
RAIN                                                        C  C  L  L  C  C  C
MIX HGT              1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1  1 <1  3  3  3  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          14 17 13  9 10 10  9  8  8 10 10  9 11 10 12 14 19 18 17 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 28 63 48  4  5  5  4  8 16 46 34  4  5  5  8 19 47 46 41 10
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  4  5  7  8  3  1  1  3  3  4  6  5  4  1  1  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None   500  1200  1200
STA PRES            27.34 27.30 27.31 27.27 27.22 27.10 27.02 26.90 26.87 26.87


Date          Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
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       30      43      26      43      23      50      23      55
TEMP          38 30 39 33 31 28 38 32 29 25 45 37 29 26 50 42
DEWPT         34 28 26 27 25 22 22 24 23 20 23 26 23 21 25 29
RH            85 92 59 78 78 78 52 72 78 81 41 64 78 81 37 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR           50      30      20       0       0       0       0       5
RAIN           C  C                                          
SNOW                 C  S  S                                 

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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