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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

VAZ046-102100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
701 AM EST Tue Feb 10 2026

Date             Tue 02/10/26            Wed 02/11/26            Thu 02/12/26
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                 59          44          55          26          47
TEMP                43 56 59 54 52 53 50 45 50 54 52 41 36 32 29 27 38 45 47 41
DEWPT               29 37 40 41 44 46 45 40 34 27 25 23 22 21 20 20 20 19 20 21
MAX/MIN RH                   45          85          33          75          33
RH                  57 49 49 61 74 77 83 82 54 35 35 48 56 63 69 74 48 35 34 44
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW
WIND SPD             5  6  6  6  9  9  9  9 10 11 10  8  5  5  4  4  5  6  5  4
WIND GUST                    18 20 20 20 19 21 23 23 18 16                     
CLOUDS              FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2
CLOUDS(%)            8  2  5 20 40 67 77 77 34 11  6  5 12 22 23 19 13 17 38 71
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW SW
T WIND SPD           9  9 12  8 10  9  8 11 17 16 18 20 18 17 14  9  9  9  9  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR VP             VP
ADI                 10 17 26  4  7  8  7  9 37 53 67 14  8  8  7 10 36 46 48  2
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  E  D  D  C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None   100  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.38 29.26 29.17 29.12 29.25 29.32 29.40 29.43 29.47 29.40


Date          Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26
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       26      49      27      54      33      43      38      53
TEMP          31 26 47 41 32 28 51 46 37 34 38 41 40 39 50 46
DEWPT         21 21 21 22 22 22 24 26 26 28 32 33 34 34 35 32
RH            66 81 35 46 66 78 34 45 64 78 79 73 79 82 56 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5      40      80      70      30
RAIN                                      C  L  D  L  C  C   
SNOW                                      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