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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

NCZ003-230900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
601 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

Date           02/22/26      Mon 02/23/26            Tue 02/24/26            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                 24          37          21          45          34
TEMP             30 29 27 25 25 30 35 35 31 28 26 23 23 31 40 44 38 35 35 35 36
DEWPT            16 14 13 14 13 14 14 14 15 13 12 12 12 13 12 13 15 16 18 21 23
MIN/MAX RH                   63          40          67          28          59
RH               55 53 55 62 60 51 41 41 51 53 55 62 62 47 31 28 38 45 49 56 59
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD         14 14 14 16 17 18 16 14 10 10  8  6  3  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  3
WIND GUST        42 47 46 47 47 46 37 39 33 32 27 23 14                   12 14
CLOUDS           FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        13  5 17 28 23 12 15 10 11 34 41 41 37 49 71 62 59 70 87 76 70
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          10          10           0           5
FLURRIES                     SC SC SC SC SC                                    
SNOW              S                                                            
MIX HGT           2  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  2  3  3  3  2  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD       40 41 37 36 34 39 34 35 33 33 29 27 21 13 10  9 10            
DISPERSION       GD GD GD GD             FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI              54 56 42 49 74106100105 22 22 40 19 56 52 52 49  5            
MAX LVORI         1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  2  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  D  E  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  9300  8400      
STA PRES            28.01 27.99 28.05 28.08 28.13 28.12 28.15 28.06            


Date           02/25Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26
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       57      42      57      38      55      34      59      39      61
TEMP          55 51 45 44 53 55 46 39 53 46 38 36 56 50 43 41 58 52
DEWPT         32 35 38 41 48 47 39 32 32 31 30 30 37 37 36 35 39 37
RH            41 54 76 89 83 74 76 76 44 55 73 79 49 61 76 79 49 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0      30      70      80      20      10      10      20      20
RAIN                    C  C        C  S                    S  S  S
RAIN SHWRS                   NM  O                                 

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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