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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Sun Feb 15 2026

NCZ006-152100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
131 PM EST Sun Feb 15 2026

Date             Sun 02/15/26            Mon 02/16/26            Tue 02/17/26
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                 50          41          58          35          64
TEMP                      48 46 46 44 43 41 46 54 57 50 42 39 37 35 48 60 63 56
DEWPT                     44 44 44 43 42 41 42 41 40 40 38 37 35 35 42 45 43 42
MAX/MIN RH                   61          97          52         100          48
RH                        86 93 93 96 96100 86 61 53 68 86 92 92100 80 58 48 59
WIND DIR                   E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD                   4  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  5  5  2
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)                100 98 93 87 94 87 71 23 10  9  9 12 35 48 61 53 60 82
VSBY                       3  1  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  4  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100         100           0           0           0
RAIN                       D  D  C                                             
Obvis                     PF PF PF                         PF PF PF            
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR                 E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD                11 13 16 16 14 17 18  9  3  2  3  4  4  4  6 14 13  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                       13  6 11 11 10 23 37 31 11  1  2  2  2  5 10 41 42  3
MAX LVORI                  4  6  5  5  6  5  4  1  2  3  6  6  8  9  4  1  1  3
STABILITY                  D  F  E  E  E  D  D  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                     500   400   400  1000  None  None  None  None 18200
STA PRES                  29.20 29.16 29.27 29.46 29.50 29.55 29.55 29.58 29.49


Date          Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26
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       47      67      51      72      53      73      50      63
TEMP          49 49 64 63 58 52 70 65 56 54 69 66 58 51 63 57
DEWPT         42 47 51 51 52 51 54 53 52 52 53 51 49 48 46 41
RH            77 93 63 65 80 96 57 65 86 93 57 58 72 89 54 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      10      30      20      40      40      50
RAIN                             S  C  S  S  C  C  S  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