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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Feb 13 2026

NCZ006-140900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 PM EST Fri Feb 13 2026

Date           02/13/26      Sat 02/14/26            Sun 02/15/26            Mon
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                 28          59          40          49          42
TEMP                35 32 29 28 46 58 59 51 43 41 42 43 47 49 49 47 45 45 44 43
DEWPT               20 19 19 19 24 27 27 29 30 29 30 32 39 43 44 43 43 43 43 42
MIN/MAX RH                   67          29          67          62          97
RH                  54 58 66 68 42 30 29 42 60 62 62 65 74 80 83 86 93 93 96 96
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW  S SE  E  E NE NE  N  N
WIND SPD             1  1  1  2  2  4  4  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  5
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  0  0  5 33 50 58 69 82 95 96 96 98 98 97 93 95 89 90
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  3  3  3  3  6  6   
POP 12HR                      0           0          10         100          90
RAIN                                                  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  S
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W SW  W  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  S  S            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  3 10 12 10  3  3  4  5  5  4  6  5  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                  2  2  2  4 14 59 54  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  7  3            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  6            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None 13900  8600  6800  2400   600      
STA PRES            29.61 29.60 29.60 29.53 29.53 29.50 29.52 29.46            


Date           02/16Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26
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       54      38      62      46      67      49      71      51      68
TEMP          52 50 42 38 59 55 50 48 64 62 55 50 68 63 55 51 66 62
DEWPT         43 41 39 37 42 44 44 45 49 48 48 46 48 48 48 47 47 41
RH            71 71 89 96 53 66 80 89 58 60 77 86 49 58 77 86 50 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20       5       0       5      10      10      10      20      30
RAIN           S                                            S  C  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