EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

NCZ003-230900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
701 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

Date           01/22/26      Fri 01/23/26            Sat 01/24/26            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                 30          48          21          28          15
TEMP                36 32 30 31 39 46 47 36 31 27 23 21 24 27 26 21 18 16 17 18
DEWPT               25 23 21 21 20 19 17 14 12 10  7  4  3  5  9 12 12 13 15 16
MIN/MAX RH                   69          29          49          36          92
RH                  64 69 69 66 46 34 30 40 45 48 50 47 39 38 48 68 77 88 92 92
WIND DIR            NW  N NW NW  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             1  0  1  2  2  4  6  8  6  6  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  1  1
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           45 43 58 73 62 51 51 51 51 51 59 66 82 93 94100100100100100
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  2  2  2  2  3  4
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          60         100
FRZG RAIN                                                                     D
SLEET                                                       S  L  D  D  D  D  D
SNOW                                                        L  L  D  S         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  N  W NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD           6  5  4  4  3  4  6 14 16 13 12 10  8 10 11 13            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  2  4  6 14 23  7  7  6  6 25 23 31 33 19            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  F  F  C  C  C  C  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  D            
CEILING              None  6800  6000  None  None 14100 12000  5000  3600      
STA PRES            28.27 28.28 28.31 28.29 28.37 28.42 28.51 28.46            


Date           01/25Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
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       31      18      29       3      34      13      38      14      33
TEMP          24 30 28 22 26 19 10  3 30 24 16 14 35 31 22 16 30 24
DEWPT         22 25 24 17 13  6  0 -4 11 10  8  9 20 19 15 13 17 11
RH            92 81 85 81 57 56 63 72 44 54 70 80 54 61 74 88 58 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR          100      70      10       0       0       0       5      10       5
FRZG RAIN      D  D  L  C                                          
SLEET          D  D  S                                             
SNOW                 S  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