EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

NCZ003-260900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
701 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

Date           01/25/26      Mon 01/26/26            Tue 01/27/26            Wed
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                 20          26           2          33          13
TEMP                25 26 27 23 25 26 25 20 15  9  4  3 14 28 33 28 22 19 16 13
DEWPT               24 24 24 17 16 15 13  8  4 -1 -4 -4  3 10 15 15 12 10  9  7
MIN/MAX RH                  100          57          71          44          76
RH                  96 92 88 77 68 62 60 59 61 63 68 72 61 46 47 58 65 67 73 76
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  4 10 13 10 10 10 10  9  5  4  3  4  8  8  8  6  5  5  4
WIND GUST                    24 24 23 21                   18 18               
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           77 65 54 18  6  6  8  9  7  5  6  5  4  6  3  3 14 39 48 38
VSBY                 4  5  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5           0           0           0
FRZG RAIN                                                                      
SLEET                                                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD           4  3  5 17 20 21 23 17 17 13 10  6  9 14 17  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP FR             FR PR PR VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  2  5 19 58 71 83 12 12  6  5  7 16 43 56  5            
MAX LVORI            9  8  6  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  E  D  C  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING               200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.73 28.78 28.96 29.06 29.22 29.25 29.23 29.08            


Date           01/28Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26
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       32      10      28       7      26       9      27      10      33
TEMP          29 24 16 12 25 21 13  8 24 22 11  9 24 21 12 10 29 25
DEWPT         14 13  8  5 10  8  5  1  9  8  1 -1  8  7  3  2 11 10
RH            53 62 70 73 52 56 70 72 52 54 63 63 50 54 66 69 46 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       5       5      20      10      10
SNOW                                                  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