EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

NCZ001-300900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
531 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

Date           01/29/26      Fri 01/30/26            Sat 01/31/26            Sun
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                 16          24          10          11           1
TEMP             18 17 19 18 18 19 22 23 21 20 17 14 11 11 10 11  8  6  4  3  2
DEWPT             5  6  7 10 12 15 18 19 18 17 14 12 10  9  8  5  2 -2 -4 -5 -6
MIN/MAX RH                   80          68          96          73          80
RH               56 61 59 70 77 84 84 84 88 88 88 92 96 91 91 76 76 69 68 68 68
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW  S  E  E NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          6  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  6  8 10 12 14 14 14 21 34 39 42 44 46
CLOUDS           B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        51 61 77 85 92 93 93 93 90 86 89 91 91 93 93 90 87 82 75 67 54
VSBY             10 10 10 10  8  8  8  6  3  3  2  3  2  3  4  5 10            
POP 12HR                     10          70          80          80          30
SNOW                          S  C  C  L  L  L  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  C         
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W  S  S SW  S  S  S SE NE NE  N  N  N NW            
T WIND SPD        4  4  2  1  2  6  8  5  3  3  3  5 10 11 17 26 34            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR PR FR FR             GD GD GD GD   
ADI               3  3  2  1  3  9 14  8  2  3  3  5 15 21 34 45 39            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  3  3            
STABILITY         E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              3700  2800  4600  1500   200   100   100   100  2300      
STA PRES            26.68 26.65 26.65 26.59 26.58 26.53 26.54 26.49            


Date           02/01Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26
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       11       6      24      17      30      23      31      24      26
TEMP           9 10  8  8 22 18 19 19 27 25 24 24 29 28 28 25 25 24
DEWPT          1  2  0 -1  8 10 13 14 18 18 18 19 23 23 23 21 21 17
RH            69 69 69 66 54 70 77 80 68 74 77 81 78 81 81 84 84 74
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      10      30      40      30
SNOW                                               S  C  C  C  C  S

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
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
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

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