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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

NCZ001-090900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
701 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

Date           01/08/26      Fri 01/09/26            Sat 01/10/26            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                 43          53          51          53          29
TEMP                44 44 45 48 48 51 52 52 53 53 53 52 51 52 52 52 49 43 37 32
DEWPT               34 39 43 45 48 50 50 51 52 51 52 51 51 52 52 51 46 39 32 24
MIN/MAX RH                   94          91          97          92          99
RH                  68 82 93 89100 96 93 96 96 93 96 96100100100 96 89 86 82 72
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  W
WIND SPD            13 14 13 13 12 10  8  8  6  5  9 13 14 13 13 19 25 29 34 35
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)           71 84 94 93 94 89 95 89 92 90 93 94 96 95 95 92 87 85 74 49
VSBY                10 10  5  3  5  6  3  4  2  2  3  2  1  1  5 10            
POP 12HR                     10          80         100         100          50
RAIN                                L  D                                       
RAIN SHWRS                               NM NM  O  O  O  O  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR          SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW  S  S SW  W  W            
T WIND SPD           9  9  6  6  6 11  8  5  5  4  3  3  8 13  6 16            
DISPERSION          FR GD FR             PR PR PR PR             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                  8  8  6  8  8 14  9  5  4  3  3  4 12 26 11 14            
MAX LVORI            3  4  5  5  8  5  6  7  8  6  6  8  5  4  7  5            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              9900 11600   500  2300   500  1500   400   300   300      
STA PRES            26.79 26.77 26.77 26.73 26.77 26.73 26.65 26.59            


Date           01/11Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26
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       33      18      33      25      41      31      39      28      31
TEMP          25 22 20 19 31 26 27 27 39 33 32 34 37 34 33 30 27 25
DEWPT         16  9 11 11 10 12  9 10 17 20 19 20 26 29 29 26 21 19
RH            68 57 67 70 41 55 46 48 40 58 58 56 64 82 85 85 78 78
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10       0       0       0       0       5      20      30      20
RAIN                                               S  S  C         
SNOW                                                  S  C  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