EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

NCZ001-250900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
601 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

Date           01/24/26      Sun 01/25/26            Mon 01/26/26            Tue
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                 13          36          13          15           0
TEMP             13 14 16 18 19 21 26 31 36 34 28 22 15 10 10 10  9  7  3  2  1
DEWPT            12 14 15 18 19 21 24 30 35 34 28 22 12  8  7  4  2 -2 -5 -7 -8
MIN/MAX RH                  100          90         100          69          72
RH               96100 96100100100 92 96 96100100100 88 91 87 76 72 66 68 65 65
WIND DIR          S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD         17 18 18 17 18 13 10 12 13 16 23 33 41 36 28 31 39 37 32 28 25
WIND GUST                                                  39                  
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        95 98 97 98100 97 96 96 93 84 73 70 63 57 51 49 59 35 16 10 10
VSBY             10  2  3  1  2  1  2  2  3  1  1  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                    100         100          80          10           0
FRZG RAIN            S  D  D  D  D  D  D     D  S                              
RAIN                                      D  D                                 
SLEET             L  D  D                       S  S                           
SNOW              L  S                             S                           
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2            
T WIND DIR       SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD       11 11 12 10  8  9 10 10  4 19 23 29 29 31 36 33 36            
DISPERSION       GD GD GD GD             FR GD GD GD             GD GD GD GD   
ADI              10 10 11  9  9 10 11 11  4 18 21 27 35 49 70 71 41            
MAX LVORI         3  4  5  6  6  6  5  6  7  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3            
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING               400   300   200   500  1700 14500  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.80 26.67 26.52 26.32 26.35 26.40 26.52 26.60            


Date           01/27Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26
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       24      12      23       7      12       3      15       6      22
TEMP          21 19 16 12 19 18 14  8 10 10  7  4 12 12  9  8 18 15
DEWPT          1  5  7  6  8  8  7  2  2  1 -1 -4  0  1  1 -1  6  5
RH            41 54 67 76 61 64 73 76 69 66 69 68 58 60 69 66 59 64
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      20       5       0       0       5      10
SNOW                                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