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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
NCZ005-230900-
RAWS 310540
36.38N 79.70W Elev. 858 ft
201 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
Date 02/21/26 Sun 02/22/26 Mon 02/23/26 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 41 46 28 42 25
TEMP 49 43 44 45 44 36 33 32 30 29 35 40 42 36 31 30 27 26
DEWPT 45 40 38 33 24 19 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 12
MIN/MAX RH 94 44 58 33 58
RH 86 89 79 62 45 50 51 53 55 58 45 37 33 40 49 49 53 55
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 8 10 11 12 16 13 12 10 12 11 16 17 17 10 10 8 8 5
WIND GUST 28 21 27 28 27 20
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 100100100 86 81 17 18 24 21 13 40 49 38 31 24 23 12 18
VSBY 5 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 80 50 10 5 0
RAIN L
RAIN SHWRS SC
SPRINKLES SC
MIX HGT 1 <1 3 5 5 2 <1 1 2 2 4 5 6 2 2 2 2 2
T WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 11 16 24 21 33 34 29 28 29 28 33 31 31 20 19 24 25 20
DISPERSION PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR
ADI 10 20 55 64 99 46 27 19 40 70 97 98100 14 13 16 17 47
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
STABILITY D D D D D D D E D C D D D E E E E B
CEILING 3400 3500 None None None None None None
STA PRES 29.15 29.13 29.17 29.14 29.17 29.21 29.30 29.32
Date 02/24Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26
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 45 35 59 46 61 41 58 36 61
TEMP 41 42 39 36 54 54 51 47 58 53 48 42 54 50 44 37 56 54
DEWPT 12 16 20 23 28 33 39 43 48 48 42 36 31 32 31 32 37 38
RH 30 34 46 59 36 45 63 86 69 83 80 79 41 50 60 82 49 54
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 20 70 80 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS NM NM O SC 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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