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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
NCZ006-182100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N 79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
Date Wed 02/18/26 Thu 02/19/26 Fri 02/20/26
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 68 53 63 58 75
TEMP 59 65 67 64 59 58 55 54 59 62 63 59 58 59 59 58 66 71 74 65
DEWPT 54 53 52 52 52 53 53 54 57 57 57 56 56 56 56 56 59 56 48 41
MAX/MIN RH 58 100 81 93 40
RH 83 65 59 65 78 83 93100 93 84 81 90 93 90 90 93 78 59 40 41
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W
WIND SPD 10 12 10 5 4 2 2 1 2 5 5 2 3 3 4 5 6 10 10 5
WIND GUST 23 25 21 17 20 20
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%) 93 91 96 97 95 94 91 87 74 85 78 68 56 67 79 85 76 66 56 46
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 4 4 3 8 10 10 7 9 7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 10 30 50 40 60
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC
MIX HGT 3 4 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE S SE E NE NE E SW SW W W
T WIND SPD 16 21 18 6 6 4 4 2 2 8 8 3 2 2 4 2 3 33 32 12
DISPERSION PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP PR
ADI 36 57 47 5 5 2 2 2 2 12 9 2 1 1 3 3 4 51 72 8
MAX LVORI 3 1 1 3 4 5 6 10 7 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 4 1 1 2
STABILITY D D D E E F F C C D D F F F E D D D D E
CEILING 2700 1400 2800 2100 800 400 400 400 400 None
STA PRES 29.31 29.23 29.23 29.24 29.26 29.18 29.17 29.14 29.08 29.05
Date Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26
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 48 62 44 53 30 45 25 47
TEMP 58 49 59 55 50 44 51 44 38 31 42 38 32 26 43 40
DEWPT 36 37 39 41 41 39 34 26 24 20 17 16 16 14 13 16
RH 44 63 47 59 71 82 52 49 57 63 36 40 51 60 29 37
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 30 30 50 50 5 5 0 0
RAIN C C C C 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