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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
225 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026

NCZ006-030900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
225 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026

Date           02/02/26      Tue 02/03/26            Wed 02/04/26            Thu
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                 20          44          31          42          22
TEMP          38 30 26 23 20 20 32 42 43 37 35 35 33 31 36 41 41 36 32 29 26 23
DEWPT         15 17 19 19 18 18 26 29 30 31 32 34 33 31 35 35 33 32 29 26 22 18
MIN/MAX RH                   95          58         100          73          90
RH            38 58 74 84 92 92 78 60 60 79 89 96100100 96 79 73 85 88 88 85 81
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  S SW SW SW NW  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD       4  2  2  2  2  1  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)      9 31 26 26 15 46 55 86 83 87 84 81 73 73 77 88 90 95 88 89 73 57
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6   
POP 12HR                      0           5          50          40          30
RAIN                                      C  C  C        C  C  C  C            
SNOW                                               C  C              S         
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  W  W SW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  N NE NE  N            
T WIND SPD     6  4  4  5  5  4 12 11 10  5  6  8  4  2  6  9 10  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           19  2  2  3  3  4 19 25 23  3  3  4  2  2 11 18 18  3            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  5  6  7  3  2  2  4  6  9  9 10  6  3  3  6            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  A  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None 11800 12300  2900   600   700   600   600      
STA PRES            29.59 29.60 29.61 29.50 29.43 29.41 29.46 29.41            


Date           02/05Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26
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       40      20      48      28      42      21      44      24      47
TEMP          37 29 23 22 44 41 35 29 40 32 24 22 40 35 29 26 43 38
DEWPT         18 18 15 14 20 28 27 21 16 16 13 12 16 21 19 18 22 26
RH            46 63 71 71 38 59 72 72 37 51 62 65 37 56 66 71 43 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20       0       0       0       5       5       5
RAIN                          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