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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026
VAZ018-080900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Sat Feb 7 2026
Date 02/07/26 Sun 02/08/26 Mon 02/09/26 Tue
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 9 30 13 43 30
TEMP 10 9 9 10 18 27 29 22 16 14 13 14 27 40 42 35 31 31 31 33
DEWPT -2 -2 -2 -2 1 6 8 7 5 4 3 3 10 18 23 23 24 25 26 27
MIN/MAX RH 59 40 64 42 80
RH 57 60 60 57 46 40 40 52 61 64 63 61 48 41 46 61 75 78 81 78
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S SW W W W
WIND SPD 13 8 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2
WIND GUST 28 23 20 19 16 16 13 12 12
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW B2 OV SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 13 27 22 22 70100 46 17 4 5 14 21 17 20 48 64 40 46 47 31
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 9 10 10
POP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC
MIX HGT 2 1 <1 <1 1 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SE
T WIND SPD 29 25 20 12 13 14 14 12 8 4 3 2 2 6 5 3
DISPERSION FR PR PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 33 17 9 13 24 29 35 6 4 2 2 2 2 13 8 2
MAX LVORI 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3
STABILITY D E F B C D B G G G G A A B B F
CEILING None None 10000 None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.88 27.91 27.97 27.95 27.98 27.97 27.94 27.88
Date 02/10Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26
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 57 40 52 32 45 30 42 25 42
TEMP 54 50 46 40 51 40 34 32 44 37 34 30 41 32 28 26 39 34
DEWPT 41 40 40 36 36 32 29 27 28 28 28 26 26 23 22 20 21 20
RH 61 68 79 85 56 73 82 81 53 70 78 85 55 69 78 78 48 56
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 20 40 20 20 40 40 30 30
RAIN S C C S S C C C S C
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
SNOW C C C S C S
SNOWSHWRS IS
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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
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