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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