EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

NCZ001-302100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1231 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

Date             Fri 01/30/26            Sat 01/31/26            Sun 02/01/26
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                 21          10          15           1          14
TEMP                   19 20 17 18 16 15 12 11 11 11  7  5  4  3  2  4  9 13 10
DEWPT                  14 17 15 15 13 13 10 10  9  5  0 -2 -3 -4 -5 -3  1  2 -2
MAX/MIN RH                   74          98          72          82          58
RH                     80 88 92 88 88 92 91 96 91 76 72 72 72 72 72 72 69 61 57
WIND DIR                S  S  S SE  E NE NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                4  5  6  8  9 10 12 11 11 18 31 37 42 43 46 37 28 28 27
WIND GUST                                                                    42
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              99100 96 83 93100100100100 92 89 81 69 63 52 38 33 20 12
VSBY                    4  2  2  4  1  0  0  0  0  1  3  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          90          90          50           0
SNOW                    C  C  C  C  L  D  D  D  D  L  C  S                     
MIX HGT                 2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1  1  1 <1  1 <1  1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR              S SW SE  E  E NE NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD              4  2  3  3  5  9  9 10 17 26 32 36 39 39 29 31 36 35 20
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR FR             GD GD GD GD             GD
ADI                     8  4  2  3  5  8 11 17 31 41 29 33 35 35 33 42 62 58 19
MAX LVORI               4  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  2
STABILITY               D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                     200   200   100   100   100  3000  2000  None  None
STA PRES                  26.61 26.60 26.55 26.54 26.51 26.50 26.48 26.57 26.58


Date          Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26
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        4      24      16      32      25      32      24      27
TEMP           7  6 21 18 19 19 28 26 28 29 29 30 30 26 24 23
DEWPT         -4 -3  4 11 15 14 15 16 19 22 26 26 27 20 20 18
RH            60 66 47 73 84 80 58 65 68 75 88 85 88 78 84 81
WIND SPD          15>     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      30      50      40      20
SNOW                                      C  C  C  C  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