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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

VAZ012-242100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
631 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

Date             Tue 02/24/26            Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26
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                 40          31          49          38          54
TEMP             17 26 35 38 32 33 35 33 35 42 47 49 44 42 41 39 40 48 51 53 48
DEWPT             9 11 10 10 10 13 15 20 22 28 31 32 34 35 35 36 37 41 42 42 41
MAX/MIN RH                   29          64          50          92          66
RH               70 52 35 31 39 43 43 58 59 57 53 52 68 76 79 89 89 77 71 66 77
WIND DIR         NW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD          5  4  3  3  3  4  6  6  8  8  6  6  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3
WIND GUST        16                17 19 20 20 18 17                           
CLOUDS           B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        63 48 60 70 78 75 78 63 56 66 67 60 59 58 78 86 84 88 91 85 84
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6  6  3  3  6
POP 12HR                      0          20          20          60          80
RAIN                                   S  S  S        C  C  L  L  D  D  D  D  C
SNOW                                   S     S                                 
MIX HGT           2  2  3  2 <1 <1  1  2  2  3  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       20 16 12 14  9 10 16 24 23 26 26 24 10  8  6  4  4  6 19 18 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              34 41 40 41  4  7 11 16 42 58 62 49  5  4  3  2  4  5 15 14  7
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  4  3  3  4
STABILITY         D  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None 10600  8100  4200  1400  1600   600   600   600   600
STA PRES            27.22 27.10 27.02 26.98  27.0 27.02 27.10 27.11 27.09 26.98


Date          Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26
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       35      55      32      62      36      55      31      47
TEMP          42 36 52 47 37 33 60 51 40 37 54 43 36 31 44 41
DEWPT         38 32 34 34 32 30 34 37 34 32 33 29 27 24 26 26
RH            86 85 50 60 82 89 37 59 79 82 45 57 69 75 49 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR           50      10       5       5       5       5      30      40
RAIN           C  S                                S  C  C  C
SNOW                                                  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