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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EST Sun Feb 8 2026
NCZ003-082100-
RAWS 310301
36.48N 80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
431 AM EST Sun Feb 8 2026
Date Sun 02/08/26 Mon 02/09/26 Tue 02/10/26
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 38 19 44 28 62
TEMP 16 25 34 37 32 26 24 22 21 30 39 43 37 32 30 30 33 46 59 61 53
DEWPT 2 5 13 17 18 17 16 16 16 16 18 22 23 25 25 28 31 39 43 44 42
MAX/MIN RH 40 85 41 93 53
RH 53 42 41 44 56 68 71 77 81 55 42 43 56 75 81 92 92 76 55 53 66
WIND DIR NW NW N NW N N N N N S S S N N N N W W SW SW W
WIND SPD 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 2
CLOUDS B1 OV OV B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 65 91 89 60 23 13 21 37 27 28 39 26 29 22 14 20 21 18 51 72 69
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW SW SW S SW SW SW SW S SW W W SW W
T WIND SPD 10 10 12 11 2 3 2 2 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 5 9 10 8
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 13 22 34 30 1 2 1 1 2 5 13 11 2 1 1 1 1 9 39 41 4
MAX LVORI 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 5 7 7 4 1 1 3
STABILITY B C C C G G G G A A B B G G G G A A B B F
CEILING 6100 None None None None None None None None 29400
STA PRES 28.34 28.30 28.33 28.34 28.32 28.27 28.26 28.20 28.19 28.11
Date Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26
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 40 57 32 50 30 48 27 46
TEMP 48 42 54 47 37 32 47 43 35 31 44 40 31 27 43 39
DEWPT 43 39 38 34 29 26 25 27 27 26 26 26 23 22 24 25
RH 83 89 54 60 72 78 42 53 72 81 49 57 72 81 47 57
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 30 10 20 40 40 30 40
RAIN S C C S C C C C C C
SNOW C C 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