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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

NCZ001-120900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
201 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

Date           01/11/26      Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26            Wed
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                 17          37          28          46          36
TEMP          19 19 19 18 18 21 26 34 34 32 30 29 28 29 35 42 46 43 39 37 36 36
DEWPT         11 10 11 11 10  9  8  9  9  1  7 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 20 20 21 24
MIN/MAX RH                   75          26          51          32          62
RH            70 67 70 73 70 59 46 35 35 26 37 46 50 51 41 34 32 39 46 50 54 61
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      31 33 27 20 18 14  9  8  9  8  9 10 10  9  9  9  9  9 11 14 16 16
WIND GUST     48 49 40                                                         
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     42 29 51 46 34 13  9  6  8  4  3 21 18 12 19 23 17 18 34 44 44 66
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
SNOWSHWRS     SC                                                               
MIX HGT        3  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W SW  W            
T WIND SPD    34 33 32 23 12  9 10 11 10  5  6  8  8  5  4 18 11  9            
DISPERSION       GD GD GD GD             PR PR FR FR             PR FR GD GD   
ADI           78 37 29 21 11 10  8 21 15  4  5  5  5  4  4 40 22  6            
MAX LVORI      3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2            
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.83 26.86 26.89 26.83 26.82 26.78 26.75 26.63            


Date           01/14Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
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       38      20      23      13      28      20      31      18      24
TEMP          37 38 33 20 22 19 16 15 24 25 23 22 28 25 22 19 22 19
DEWPT         29 31 28 18 10  6  6  4 11 13 13 15 19 19 18 15 11  9
RH            72 76 82 92 59 56 64 61 57 60 65 74 68 78 84 84 62 64
WIND SPD          <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           10      70      60      10       0       5      10      30      20
RAIN SHWRS          NM                                             
SNOW                    L  L  S                          S  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