EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

NCZ001-010900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1231 AM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

Date           01/30/26      Sat 01/31/26            Sun 02/01/26            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                  9          10           1          13           7
TEMP                   14 11  9  8 10  7  6  5  3  2  2  3  9 13 11 10  9  8  8
DEWPT                  12 11  9  8  9  4 -1 -2 -4 -4 -5 -3  1  2  3  2  1  1  0
MIN/MAX RH                  100          71          78          62          71
RH                     92100100100 96 87 72 72 72 75 72 75 69 61 69 69 69 72 69
WIND DIR               SE  E NE NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD               10 11 13 12 12 19 33 37 40 42 43 35 28 27 29 26 21 19 18
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)             100100100100100100 95 88 72 67 57 44 37 29 24 16 24 21 25
VSBY                    3  2  1  1  1  2  4 10  8  8 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          80          20           0           0
SNOW                    C  L  D  L  L  C  S  S                                 
SNOWSHWRS                                      IS IS                           
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  1  2  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR             SE  E NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD              4  5  9 12 17 25 35 37 37 40 34 33 35 35 18            
DISPERSION             FR FR             GD GD GD GD             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                     4  5 12 20 31 40 32 34 34 36 38 45 54 52 16            
MAX LVORI               7  7  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                     100   100   500   700     0  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  26.55 26.53 26.48 26.49 26.50 26.56 26.59            


Date           02/02Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26
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       26      19      36      29      32      21      22      17      32
TEMP          24 21 20 22 33 30 31 32 29 29 27 22 22 20 19 20 29 28
DEWPT          9 12 15 17 23 24 28 29 29 26 22 18 16 14 13 13 19 21
RH            52 68 81 81 66 78 88 88100 88 81 84 77 77 77 74 66 75
WIND SPD          <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      40      50      30      10       5      10
SNOW                             S  C  C  C  C  C                  

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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