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

NCZ001-240900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
301 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

Date           01/23/26      Sat 01/24/26            Sun 01/25/26            Mon
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          24          14          35          11
TEMP          35 27 24 21 20 18 20 21 18 15 14 14 17 18 18 22 29 34 32 19 25 14
DEWPT         12 11  9  8  6  4  4  4  6  8 10 11 14 16 18 22 27 31 32 19 24 12
MIN/MAX RH                   55          45          93          88         100
RH            38 50 52 56 54 53 49 47 59 73 84 88 88 92100100 92 89100100 96 92
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W NW
WIND SPD      10 14 13 12 10  8  9 10 12 18 18 18 18 18 12 10 10 12 13 20 29 37
CLOUDS        SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     29 15 30 43 43 39 72 87 95100100100100100100100100 86 86 76 72 65
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  4  2  3  3  2  2  2  2            
POP 12HR                      0          60         100         100          80
FRZG RAIN                                       S  D  D  D  D           C      
RAIN                                                           D  D  D         
SLEET                                     D  D  D  D  S                        
SNOW                                   C  D  S  S                          C   
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW  N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  W            
T WIND SPD     9 10 12  8  4  3  5  8 11 12 11  9  9 10 10 10 10  3            
DISPERSION       GD FR FR FR             GD GD GD GD             FR FR GD GD   
ADI           22  9 11  7  4  3  7 11 13 11 10  8  8 11 11 11 11  3            
MAX LVORI      2  2  2  3  2  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  7  7  5  6            
STABILITY      C  D  D  D  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  8500   700   400   300   200   100   100      
STA PRES            26.84 26.85 26.91 26.83 26.79 26.65 26.53 26.39            


Date           01/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26
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       14      -1      22      12      22       7      13       1      18
TEMP          12 11  6  0 18 17 15 12 18 16 13  9 10  8  5  2 13 12
DEWPT          7  3 -3 -6  3  4  7  6  9  8  7  3  3 -1 -4 -5  2  2
RH            80 69 66 75 51 56 70 76 67 70 76 76 73 66 65 72 61 63
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           10       5       0       0       5      20      10       5       5
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