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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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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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