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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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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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