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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026
NCZ003-080900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N 80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
301 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026
Date 02/07/26 Sun 02/08/26 Mon 02/09/26 Tue
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 15 34 19 42 28
TEMP 31 24 21 18 16 17 23 30 34 30 25 23 21 20 27 37 41 36 33 30 29 30
DEWPT 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 8 13 15 15 14 13 12 13 15 18 21 22 23 24 25
MIN/MAX RH 54 39 73 38 84
RH 28 38 43 49 51 49 41 39 41 53 65 68 71 71 55 40 39 54 63 75 81 81
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E S SW SW S SW W W W
WIND SPD 13 10 8 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST 26 21
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW B1 OV OV B1 FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 1 14 18 22 21 62100100 69 22 26 18 25 29 24 23 23 23 21 17 21 17
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 5 20 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC
SNOW S
MIX HGT 4 3 2 2 1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W N NE N SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD 25 13 16 13 9 9 5 6 6 6 2 0 1 1 4 5 6 8
DISPERSION FR PR PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 69 19 11 6 4 10 9 12 17 3 1 0 1 1 6 14 19 4
MAX LVORI 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2
STABILITY D D E F F C D D C G G G G A B B B G
CEILING None None 7700 3200 None None None None None
STA PRES 29.19 29.23 29.28 29.23 29.25 29.26 29.24 29.16
Date 02/10Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26
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 59 42 59 36 46 34 46 28 44
TEMP 55 52 47 43 56 51 41 36 43 42 38 34 41 39 32 29 39 38
DEWPT 37 40 41 41 43 39 34 32 33 33 33 30 30 26 25 23 23 23
RH 51 63 79 93 62 63 76 85 67 70 82 85 65 59 75 78 52 54
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 10 50 30 30 50 40 30 30
RAIN C C S C C C C C S C C
RAIN SHWRS SC SC
SNOW C S 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
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