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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026
VAZ018-130900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
201 AM EST Thu Feb 12 2026
Date 02/11/26 Thu 02/12/26 Fri 02/13/26 Sat
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 25 39 23 44 27
TEMP 27 26 32 38 37 29 27 25 24 23 33 42 43 35 30 29 29 28
DEWPT 19 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 17 19 19 19 19 19 20 20
MIN/MAX RH 73 45 78 37 72
RH 71 71 58 46 48 63 68 74 77 77 51 39 38 52 63 66 69 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND SPD 19 18 18 14 13 13 11 11 9 9 9 11 10 5 3 2 2 2
WIND GUST 34 33 33 32 28 19
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 22 15 12 19 23 36 9 14 17 10 4 4 5 4 12 4 10 17
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
T WIND SPD 27 26 23 21 19 13 14 18 14 10 14 17 14 5 4 4 3 3
DISPERSION GD FR FR FR PR PR VP VP VP
ADI 25 35 45 50 45 15 10 12 10 8 31 54 49 3 2 2 2 4
MAX LVORI 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3
STABILITY D D D D D D E E E C C C C F G G G B
CEILING None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.84 27.84 27.87 27.90 27.94 27.91 27.94 27.92
Date 02/14Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26
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 55 37 44 38 57 36 60 41 64
TEMP 54 42 39 38 43 41 40 38 53 46 38 36 57 50 44 42 60 56
DEWPT 26 26 28 33 38 36 36 34 38 34 32 32 40 38 38 37 45 43
RH 34 53 64 82 82 82 85 85 57 63 79 85 53 63 79 82 58 62
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 30 80 60 10 10 5 10 20
RAIN C 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