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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

VAZ012-072100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 AM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

Date             Sat 02/07/26            Sun 02/08/26            Mon 02/09/26
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                 18           7          30          13          45
TEMP          19 11 12 16 17 13 11  8  8  7 19 27 30 23 17 14 14 16 31 42 44 37
DEWPT         12  3  1  1  0 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2  2  8 13 13  9  9 10 12 18 23 27 28
MAX/MIN RH                   41          66          44          87          46
RH            74 69 60 51 46 53 55 63 63 66 47 44 49 65 70 80 84 84 58 46 51 70
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD      10 10  9  9  8  6  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2
WIND GUST     26 25 27 28 28 17 16                                             
CLOUDS        SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 OV B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     49 44 39 24  8  9 16 12 31 50 83 88 55 15 10 12 50 67 66 66 60 61
VSBY           8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          30           0           5
SNOW                                      C  C                                 
MIX HGT        3  2  3  3  3  2  2  1 <1 <1  1  1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD    44 33 33 32 32 24 26 19 11 10  9  8  6  3  2  2  2  3  9 13 13  5
DISPERSION    FR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI           60 95103103121 11 12  9  5 11 13 15 14  2  1  1  1  3  7 33 25  3
MAX LVORI      3  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  3  1  2  3
STABILITY      D  C  C  C  B  F  F  F  G  B  C  C  C  G  G  G  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  6400  None  None  None  2600  1100
STA PRES            27.22 27.28 27.35 27.37 27.41 27.38 27.38 27.34 27.32 27.28


Date          Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26
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       29      56      42      52      29      46      28      45
TEMP          32 35 55 47 46 42 51 41 35 30 45 36 31 29 44 35
DEWPT         28 31 40 41 42 39 39 34 30 26 25 26 25 23 25 25
RH            85 85 57 79 86 89 63 76 82 85 45 67 78 78 47 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       5      40      60      40      30      40      40
RAIN                          C  L  L  C     C  C  C     C  C
SNOW                                      C        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