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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
VAZ024-022100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1231 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026
Date Mon 02/02/26 Tue 02/03/26 Wed 02/04/26
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 20 44 28 45
TEMP 36 39 32 24 21 20 21 33 41 43 38 35 33 30 29 36 43 43 35
DEWPT 13 14 15 15 14 16 18 25 28 29 29 30 29 28 27 30 30 28 26
MAX/MIN RH 36 90 56 93 55
RH 38 35 49 68 74 84 88 72 59 57 70 82 85 92 92 79 60 55 69
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW S SW W NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
CLOUDS CL SC SC FW CL SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 5 37 49 10 5 33 61 64 89 84 80 84 70 66 73 64 65 75 71
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 4 7 7 10 10 10 10 9
POP 12HR 0 5 10 50 10
RAIN C C S
SNOW S S
MIX HGT 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 <1
T WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW S S S NW N NE NE E E
T WIND SPD 10 10 14 9 4 3 3 14 10 9 6 1 4 2 3 9 3 3 4
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 32 32 7 4 2 2 3 38 31 22 3 1 2 1 3 22 12 11 2
MAX LVORI 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 1 2 3 6 6 7 6 3 2 2 3
STABILITY B B F G G G C C C C F F F F C C C C F
CEILING None None None 2500 2000 1100 200 300 2400
STA PRES 28.59 28.63 28.64 28.64 28.56 28.51 28.47 28.54 28.50
Date Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26
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 19 38 19 44 18 33 14 35
TEMP 26 20 36 30 19 19 42 40 32 20 32 24 17 14 34 29
DEWPT 20 15 14 14 11 13 25 25 19 10 6 4 3 4 8 10
RH 78 81 40 51 70 77 50 55 58 64 33 41 53 64 33 44
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 0 0 20 10 0 0 5
RAIN S S
SNOW 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