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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