EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

NCZ001-230900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
501 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

Date           01/22/26      Fri 01/23/26            Sat 01/24/26            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                 29          35          18          20          14
TEMP             34 31 29 29 29 32 35 34 26 23 21 20 19 18 19 17 15 15 15 17 20
DEWPT            16 13 12 10 10 11 12 11 10  8  6  5  5  6  6  9 10 10 11 14 16
MIN/MAX RH                   62          37          56          51          90
RH               47 47 48 44 44 41 38 38 50 52 52 51 54 59 56 70 80 80 84 88 84
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  E  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD          9  6  5  5  5  5  8 11 13 13 10  6  4  4 10 12 18 18 17 16 16
CLOUDS           SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)        43 40 44 60 77 68 58 57 55 54 52 65 78 89 94 94100100 99 99100
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  1  1  1  1  2  3
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          70         100
FRZG RAIN                                                                     D
SLEET                                                       S  L  D  D  D  D  S
SNOW                                                        L  L  S            
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  E SE SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD        8  8  5  3  2  1  4 12 14 13 11  6  3  6  9 12 12            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             FR FR FR PR             GD GD GD GD   
ADI               5  5  5  3  3  1  9 23 13 12 10  6  4  8 13 15 11            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4            
STABILITY         E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  3500  2800  None  None 10300  9800   800   400      
STA PRES            26.78 26.77 26.81 26.80 26.85 26.86 26.92 26.85            


Date           01/25Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
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       30      11      15       1      23      14      28      13      21
TEMP          23 30 28 15 12  9  4  4 19 18 16 17 25 23 18 14 20 14
DEWPT         23 28 24 12  5 -1 -5 -7  5  5  6  8 13 14 11  8 10  6
RH           100 92 85 88 73 63 65 59 54 56 64 67 60 68 73 76 64 70
WIND SPD          <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR          100      70      10       5       0       0      10      20      10
FRZG RAIN      D  D                                                
SLEET          S                                                   
SNOW                 L  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