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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EST Thu Feb 12 2026
NCZ006-130900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N 79.29W Elev. 580 ft
201 PM EST Thu Feb 12 2026
Date 02/12/26 Fri 02/13/26 Sat 02/14/26 Sun
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 26 52 27 60 39
TEMP 51 43 37 33 29 26 40 49 52 44 35 32 29 29 45 57 59 51 44 42 41 42
DEWPT 19 19 20 20 21 20 21 19 20 21 21 21 21 22 27 28 28 30 31 31 33 36
MIN/MAX RH 78 27 79 30 80
RH 28 38 50 58 72 78 46 30 28 39 56 63 72 75 49 33 30 44 60 65 73 79
WIND DIR NW NW N N N W NW NW NW N N SW SW SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND SPD 5 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 2 2
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 27 59 52 31 16 6 3 4 6 7 3 5 6 11 20 51 50 61 79 92 95 94
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
RAIN S S L
MIX HGT 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 4 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 4 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW S SW SW SW S W W W SW
T WIND SPD 14 9 12 9 3 4 10 9 9 3 3 3 2 3 13 12 13 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 93 4 6 4 2 4 35 45 53 2 2 2 1 4 17 57 70 2
MAX LVORI 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 2 1 1 2
STABILITY B F F G G A B B B G G G G B B B B F
CEILING None None None None None None None None 15600
STA PRES 29.57 29.60 29.64 29.58 29.61 29.57 29.57 29.50
Date 02/15Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26
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 52 41 54 38 61 47 67 51 69
TEMP 50 50 46 42 52 50 44 39 58 55 50 47 64 63 56 52 67 62
DEWPT 44 44 43 41 42 41 39 38 44 44 45 46 50 50 51 49 48 47
RH 80 80 89 96 69 71 82 96 59 66 83 96 60 62 83 89 50 58
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 90 30 20 10 10 20 10 10
RAIN L D D C C C S S 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