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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026
VAZ012-172100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N 81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026
Date Tue 02/17/26 Wed 02/18/26 Thu 02/19/26
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 63 41 60 48 63
TEMP 53 60 61 50 46 44 42 43 54 57 59 55 53 51 49 49 55 59 62 56
DEWPT 39 40 39 40 39 38 37 37 43 46 46 47 48 48 47 47 49 50 51 49
MAX/MIN RH 43 82 62 94 67
RH 59 47 44 68 76 79 82 79 66 67 62 74 83 89 93 93 80 72 67 77
WIND DIR W W SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW S S S SW SW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
WIND GUST 18
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%) 36 48 66 54 81 83 76 66 73 89 86 86 74 73 76 83 82 81 74 68
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 2 1 4 8 10
POP 12HR 0 0 10 40 60
RAIN SHWRS SC SC NM NM NM NM SC
MIX HGT 1 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 2 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1 <1
T WIND DIR W W SW S S S S SW W W W W W W SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 13 10 10 5 4 4 4 6 21 21 17 8 6 4 2 3 4 10 8 3
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 22 40 29 3 2 2 2 7 42 51 35 5 3 2 1 3 4 19 14 2
MAX LVORI 2 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 1 1 1 3 5 6 7 6 4 3 3 4
STABILITY B B B F F F F B D D D E F F F C C C C F
CEILING None 15000 15800 15700 7900 600 700 700 700 600
STA PRES 27.35 27.28 27.23 27.15 27.13 27.11 27.13 27.12 27.10 27.03
Date Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26
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 49 63 40 53 32 42 20 34
TEMP 50 50 63 52 45 41 50 46 38 32 39 34 26 21 32 28
DEWPT 47 46 43 35 35 34 34 32 32 26 23 20 17 13 11 11
RH 89 86 48 52 68 76 54 58 79 78 52 56 68 71 41 48
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 70 50 40 40 50 40 30 20
RAIN L C S S C C C C C C C
RAIN SHWRS SC
SNOW C C 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