EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

NCZ003-300900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
531 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

Date           01/29/26      Fri 01/30/26            Sat 01/31/26            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                 18          32          16          23           8
TEMP             27 23 21 20 19 24 29 31 27 23 20 19 17 18 21 23 19 15 12 11  9
DEWPT            12 12 12 13 14 19 20 22 22 19 18 16 14 15 14 12  9  5  2  0 -1
MIN/MAX RH                   82          66          90          63          65
RH               53 62 68 74 80 81 69 69 81 84 92 88 88 88 74 62 64 64 63 60 63
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N  N  N SE  E  N  E NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  1  1  2  3  5  6 10 10 12 14 16 18
WIND GUST                                                  17 23 29 36 39 43 44
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        52 72 83 93 94 91 94 93 95 88 92 93 91 94 94 94 91 84 78 59 39
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10  8  8  7  4  4  3  8  7  3  4  4 10            
POP 12HR                     10          50          80          80          30
SNOW                          S  C  C  C  L  L  D  D  D  D  L  L  C  C         
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  2            
T WIND DIR        S  N NE  E  E SE  S SE  E  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD        1  1  1  2  3  6  5  4  5  6  9 12 12 12 17 25 33            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR FR GD GD   
ADI               1  1  1  1  3 17 17 12  3  3  4  6 27 26 42 58 45            
MAX LVORI         2  3  4  4  5  3  3  3  4  6  6  6  4  4  3  1  1            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  C  C  B  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              7700  4800  6600  5000  1900  2300  3300  4100  4700      
STA PRES            28.22 28.20 28.21 28.14 28.14 28.10 28.09 28.02            


Date           02/01Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26
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       25      10      37      16      40      23      39      25      39
TEMP          23 21 16 12 33 28 19 18 37 33 26 24 37 35 29 26 37 32
DEWPT          7  5  5  3 14 16 14 14 23 23 21 21 27 27 25 25 27 22
RH            50 49 61 66 45 60 80 84 56 66 81 88 67 72 85 96 67 66
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      10      30      30      30
RAIN                                               S  C  S     C  S
SNOW                                                        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