EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

NCZ003-250900-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
601 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

Date           01/24/26      Sun 01/25/26            Mon 01/26/26            Tue
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                 19          25          24          26           3
TEMP             19 19 20 20 19 19 20 22 25 27 29 28 25 23 26 25 20 16 11  5  4
DEWPT             6 11 15 16 17 17 20 22 24 27 28 28 21 16 15 12  8  4  0 -4 -6
MIN/MAX RH                   91          84         100          52          66
RH               56 70 81 84 92 92100100 96100 96100 84 74 62 57 59 58 60 65 62
WIND DIR          E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E SE  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD         10 10 10 10  9  5  4  3  2  3  4  8 13 12 11 11 11 11  9  5  4
WIND GUST                                            24 27 25 24               
CLOUDS           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)        96 97 99 99 99 96 97 97 98 86 71 62 36 23 11  7  9 12  5  5  5
VSBY             10  4  3  5  5  3  2  2  4  2  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                    100         100          80           0           0
FRZG RAIN                  S  S  S  D  D  D  D  S                              
SLEET                D  D  D  D  D  D  D                                       
SNOW              C  D                             S                           
MIX HGT           3  2  2  1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR        E  E  E NE NE NE  S  S  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD       17 17 14 12 11  5  1  3  8  8  3 10 18 21 21 21 25            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             VP VP VP PR             FR FR PR PR   
ADI              23 23 17 11 17  9  2  4  4  4  2  9 22 49 57 60 17            
MAX LVORI         2  3  4  5  4  8 10  9  8  9  8  8  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              2000  1000   500   200   200  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.33 29.17 28.98 28.75 28.71 28.74 28.94 29.04            


Date           01/27Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26
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       33      12      32      13      26       7      26      12      32
TEMP          27 26 17 13 28 25 18 13 23 20 12  8 23 20 15 12 28 24
DEWPT          9 13  9  8 15 14 10  6  9  5  3  0  6  5  5  4 11 11
RH            46 57 70 80 58 62 70 73 54 51 66 69 47 51 64 70 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10       5       0       0       5       5

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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