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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
212 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026

VAZ024-240900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
212 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026

Date           02/23/26      Tue 02/24/26            Wed 02/25/26            Thu
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          43          35          56          41
TEMP          39 34 31 27 26 24 31 39 43 38 36 37 38 39 47 54 55 50 47 44 43 42
DEWPT         15 16 14 12 11 10 10 11 12 15 17 19 22 26 32 34 33 34 35 35 37 38
MIN/MAX RH                   56          27          59          43          85
RH            37 47 49 53 52 54 41 31 28 38 45 48 52 59 56 46 43 54 63 70 79 86
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  S
WIND SPD      12  8  8  6  6  5  5  5  4  2  3  3  4  5  9 10  8  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST     29 27 26 24 21 17 16             13 16 17 23 25 24 16 12         
CLOUDS        SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     49 46 22 18 13  8 34 63 55 67 73 85 83 75 73 49 33 28 33 66 82 81
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           5           5          10          30
RAIN                                                                       S  L
MIX HGT        6  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  4 <1  1  1  1  2  4  5  5  1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    34 28 33 28 24 20 14 12 13  9 10  9  9  9 24 26 27 10            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI          152 32 22 13 11 56 56 43 49  4  5  4  6 15 70106156  5            
MAX LVORI      1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  D  E  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  E  D  D  C  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None 10200  6300  7000  4400  None  None      
STA PRES            28.49 28.52 28.55 28.45 28.35 28.26 28.24 28.25            


Date           02/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26
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       54      40      57      33      64      39      64      35      47
TEMP          50 50 46 41 54 48 38 35 60 53 44 40 61 52 41 36 44 43
DEWPT         44 42 39 36 34 33 31 31 38 38 37 35 39 37 32 30 31 31
RH            80 74 76 82 46 56 76 85 44 57 76 82 44 56 70 79 60 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           80      50      10       5       5       5      10      30      40
RAIN           L     C  C                                S  C  C  C
RAIN SHWRS        O                                                

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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