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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EST Thu Feb 12 2026
VAZ024-130900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 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 23 50 26 58 37
TEMP 46 37 32 28 25 23 37 48 50 41 33 30 28 27 42 55 57 49 41 38 37 38
DEWPT 19 19 19 19 19 18 19 19 18 19 20 20 21 22 26 27 28 28 29 29 31 32
MIN/MAX RH 80 28 81 32 81
RH 34 48 58 68 78 81 48 31 28 41 58 66 75 81 53 34 33 44 62 70 79 79
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W NW NW W W W NW W W W W W NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 5 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
WIND GUST 17 12
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%) 13 43 33 15 11 9 5 4 3 6 4 3 5 6 31 44 51 61 70 90 92 90
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 5 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW W W W W
T WIND SPD 14 11 4 6 3 3 8 12 13 3 3 3 2 2 8 13 12 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 81 5 2 3 2 3 26 64 77 2 2 2 1 2 15 68 71 2
MAX LVORI 1 2 3 3 4 5 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 2 1 1 2
STABILITY B F G G G A B B B G G G G B B B B F
CEILING None None None None None None None None 15200
STA PRES 28.64 28.66 28.69 28.65 28.68 28.64 28.64 28.59
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 46 38 55 38 60 44 66 48 66
TEMP 46 45 41 39 53 49 41 39 58 53 48 45 62 60 52 48 64 56
DEWPT 39 38 36 37 41 38 36 36 42 41 41 42 47 47 45 44 45 44
RH 76 76 82 92 64 66 82 89 55 64 77 89 58 62 77 86 50 64
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 90 60 20 5 5 5 10 20 10
RAIN L D L C 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