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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
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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