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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Wed Feb 11 2026
VAZ012-120900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 PM EST Wed Feb 11 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 24 41 20 46 23
TEMP 32 30 27 25 33 40 39 30 27 24 22 21 36 45 44 33 28 26 25 25
DEWPT 22 21 20 18 19 18 18 18 17 18 17 15 16 17 17 19 17 18 17 17
MIN/MAX RH 76 39 84 31 76
RH 66 69 74 74 56 41 42 60 65 77 81 77 43 32 33 56 63 71 71 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
WIND SPD 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2
WIND GUST 17 18 18 17
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 26 37 32 20 8 21 34 28 10 13 14 15 9 6 3 3 2 2 10 25
VSBY 10 10 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 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 3 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD 24 31 28 18 24 26 21 17 12 11 10 9 9 11 13 5
DISPERSION PR PR PR VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 11 14 13 32 55 96 78 8 6 5 5 10 22 50 57 3
MAX LVORI 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 3
STABILITY F F F B B B B G G G G B B B B G
CEILING None None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.27 27.28 27.31 27.32 27.34 27.37 27.42 27.40
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 54 34 45 35 53 34 59 39 61
TEMP 53 40 37 36 44 40 38 36 50 45 38 35 58 47 42 40 60 51
DEWPT 21 26 29 32 36 35 35 33 35 35 33 31 36 37 37 35 40 42
RH 28 57 72 85 73 82 89 89 56 68 82 85 44 68 82 82 47 71
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 60 80 60 10 5 5 10 20
RAIN S L D 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