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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