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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

NCZ005-112100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

Date             Wed 02/11/26            Thu 02/12/26            Fri 02/13/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 59          29          51          24          53
TEMP                56 59 55 46 38 35 31 29 39 48 50 43 36 32 28 26 38 48 51 43
DEWPT               41 29 24 23 22 22 22 20 19 18 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 21
MAX/MIN RH                   29          72          27          78          26
RH                  57 32 30 40 52 59 69 69 44 30 27 38 50 58 68 74 46 31 27 41
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD             8 10 11  8  6  5  5  4  5  6  8  5  4  2  2  2  2  4  3  2
CLOUDS              B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           83 33 24 13 30 40 21 16 19 43 44 67 55 47 33 28 37 16  6  5
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
MIX HGT              1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3      
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW  N NW      
T WIND SPD          16 17 16 17 13 11 10  6 12 14 18 18 16 13 10  6  9  9      
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 22 57 58 12  6  5  5  7 46 79111 12 11  6  5  7 20 35      
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  2  1      
STABILITY            D  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E  E  F  G  B  B  B      
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.28 29.38 29.41 29.45 29.41 29.47 29.51 29.52      


Date          Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       28      58      37      47      38      55      37      59
TEMP          33 30 54 48 41 38 43 43 41 39 51 49 43 38 55 52
DEWPT         22 23 25 30 32 34 36 36 37 36 38 38 37 35 39 40
RH            63 75 32 49 70 85 76 76 85 89 61 66 79 89 55 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       5      30      70      60      30      10      10
RAIN                       S  C  L  L  L  C  C               

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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