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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
432 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

NCZ006-252100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
432 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

Date             Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26            Fri 02/27/26
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                 57          47          59          41          54
TEMP             39 45 53 56 53 50 49 48 48 52 57 59 55 51 48 45 42 45 50 53 49
DEWPT            25 28 31 35 38 41 43 45 48 51 53 51 49 47 45 44 41 43 43 42 42
MAX/MIN RH                   42         100          77          97          64
RH               57 51 43 45 57 71 80 89100 96 86 75 80 86 89 96 96 93 77 66 77
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD          9 10 10 10  5  4  2  2  2  4  5  5  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  2
WIND GUST        20 21 20 20                                                   
CLOUDS           OV B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)        90 87 85 61 61 90 94 96 91 94 90 80 84 73 85 93 91 87 83 72 61
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10  8  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7 10
POP 12HR                     10          70          90          50          30
RAIN                                C  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S   
MIX HGT          <1  1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  N  E NE  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD       10 16 18 23  9 10  8  4  2  0  5  9  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  6  6
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               8 26 50 72  6  7  4  2  2  0  6 14  2  2  2  2  6 12  8 23  3
MAX LVORI         3  2  1  1  3  3  5  6 10  9  5  4  4  6  7  8  6  5  3  2  3
STABILITY         C  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  C  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F
CEILING             11600 11500  8800  3600   500   400   500   600  1100  1800
STA PRES            29.21 29.16 29.26 29.30 29.30 29.24 29.33 29.40 29.48 29.44


Date          Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26
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       38      65      41      67      40      54      35      48
TEMP          42 38 61 57 47 42 65 58 45 40 51 51 43 36 44 44
DEWPT         39 37 43 43 41 41 43 38 35 33 35 35 36 32 32 33
RH            89 96 51 59 79 96 45 47 68 76 54 54 76 85 62 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10      10       5       5      20      40      40      50
RAIN                                      S  C  C  C  C  C  C

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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