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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
NCZ006-052100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N 79.29W Elev. 580 ft
101 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
Date Thu 02/05/26 Fri 02/06/26 Sat 02/07/26
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 40 19 45 23 32
TEMP 40 32 28 26 22 21 34 43 45 39 36 33 29 24 27 31 32 26
DEWPT 20 21 21 21 19 19 23 24 28 33 30 25 22 14 7 3 1 1
MAX/MIN RH 44 97 45 85 26
RH 44 63 75 81 88 92 64 47 51 79 79 72 75 65 42 30 26 33
WIND DIR N N N S W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 6 1 0 1 1 1 2 5 3 2 4 5 8 12 17 16 17 11
WIND GUST 18 25 32 27 28
CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 OV B2 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%) 45 22 34 51 22 31 52 61 89 76 31 30 31 7 5 5 5 5
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 0 40 20 0
RAIN S C
SNOW C
SNOWSHWRS IS
MIX HGT 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 2 4 5 3 3 3 4 3
T WIND DIR N N SW SW W W SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 8 1 1 2 3 2 6 11 14 11 8 9 10 35 34 31 26 13
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP PR PR FR
ADI 19 1 1 1 2 2 12 27 33 5 4 4 7122 85 79 69 9
MAX LVORI 2 4 4 5 7 8 2 2 1 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 2
STABILITY B G F F G A B D D F F F E C D D D E
CEILING None None None None 3700 None None None None
STA PRES 29.32 29.31 29.26 29.21 29.10 29.15 29.22 29.46 29.59
Date Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26
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 13 36 22 47 25 56 39 63
TEMP 18 15 31 31 27 23 42 39 33 26 50 50 45 40 58 55
DEWPT 1 1 1 11 13 15 18 22 22 23 29 33 35 37 41 41
RH 46 53 27 43 55 71 37 50 63 88 44 52 68 89 53 59
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 0 0 10 30
RAIN 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