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

VAZ024-102100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 PM 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                 60          43          52          27          46
TEMP                      60 54 51 51 48 44 48 52 48 38 34 31 29 27 37 45 46 38
DEWPT                     43 43 46 47 46 38 34 29 25 23 22 20 20 19 21 21 20 20
MAX/MIN RH                   49          93          40          73          35
RH                        53 66 83 86 93 79 58 41 40 54 61 63 69 71 52 38 35 48
WIND DIR                  SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   4  3  4  4  4  4  8 10 10  6  6  6  4  3  4  5  5  2
WIND GUST                                      21 23 19 20 19 16 13 16         
CLOUDS                    CL CL SC B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1
CLOUDS(%)                  2  5 30 76 77 66 10  8  5 20 28 35 33 27 14 14 22 60
VSBY                      10 10 10  9 10 10 10  6 10 10  8  8 10 10  8  8  8 10
POP 12HR                      0          10           0           0           0
MIX HGT                    2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  1
T WIND DIR                SW  S SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                 6  3  4  5  5 13 16 19 19 23 21 26 17 19 18 16 16 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR VP             VP
ADI                       16  2  2  4  4 15 49 70 70 10 10 12  8 58 70 79 78  6
MAX LVORI                  2  3  5  6  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY                  B  G  F  E  E  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  1200  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.42 28.35 28.30 28.42 28.47 28.52 28.55 28.61 28.61


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       23      51      26      55      35      46      38      56
TEMP          28 23 47 41 30 27 53 46 38 37 44 44 41 39 54 49
DEWPT         19 18 21 22 21 20 25 27 29 32 36 36 36 36 37 34
RH            68 81 35 46 69 74 33 47 70 82 73 73 82 89 52 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      30      70      60      20
RAIN                                      C  L  L  L  C  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