EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

NCZ001-232100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
701 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

Date             Fri 01/23/26            Sat 01/24/26            Sun 01/25/26
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                 37          18          21          14          29
TEMP                33 37 35 26 24 22 22 20 20 21 18 15 16 15 16 18 17 20 24 26
DEWPT               13 14 14 11 10  8  7  6  6  6  8 10 10 12 13 15 17 20 24 26
MAX/MIN RH                   38          56          52          92          88
RH                  43 38 41 52 54 54 52 54 54 52 64 80 77 88 88 88100100100100
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD             4  5  9 13 13 12  9  6  9 10 12 18 18 18 18 18 12  9 10 11
CLOUDS              B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)           78 59 41 32 33 34 66 73 90 93 95100100100100100100100100 84
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
POP 12HR                      5           5          60         100         100
FRZG DRZL                                                                      
FRZG RAIN                                                   D  D  D  D  D  D   
RAIN                                                                          L
SLEET                                                       S  S  S  S         
SNOW                                            L  L  ?  ?                     
MIX HGT             <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW  N  N  N NW  N  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           4  4  6 10 10 10  5  3  9 12 11 13 14  8  6  6 10  8  9  5
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR PR             GD GD GD GD             FR
ADI                  5 10 17  9  9  9  5  4 10 17 13 12 13  7  6  8 11  9 10  5
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  5  5  7  8  7  9
STABILITY            D  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              3700  None  None  6300  2400  1100   400   300   300   100
STA PRES            26.81 26.80 26.85 26.86 26.91 26.82 26.78 26.70 26.62 26.48


Date          Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
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       10      18       1      21      14      21       8      13
TEMP          30 17  9  8  3  3 16 16 16 15 19 17 13  9 12 11
DEWPT         27 15  6  1 -4 -6  5  5  7  7 13 10  5  1  4  2
RH            88 92 87 72 72 65 61 61 67 70 77 73 70 69 70 66
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      10       5       0       0      10      10      10
RAIN           L                                             
SNOW           S  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