EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

NCZ003-232100-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
1231 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

Date             Fri 01/23/26            Sat 01/24/26            Sun 01/25/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 49          21          26          16          27
TEMP                   47 48 39 33 28 25 23 23 26 25 21 19 18 17 18 18 20 22 24
DEWPT                  18 19 17 14 11  7  3  3  2  1  7 12 13 14 15 17 19 21 23
MAX/MIN RH                   30          47          34          92          86
RH                     31 31 40 45 48 46 41 41 35 34 54 74 80 88 88 96 96 96 96
WIND DIR               NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E NE  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD                2  4  9  8  6  9 10  9  8  8 11 11 10 10  9  5  4  3  3
CLOUDS                 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              41 21 19 30 42 45 35 49 79 95 98 98100100100100 99 99 94
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  5  6  6  4  2  2  1  2
POP 12HR                      0           0          40         100         100
FRZG RAIN                                                   S  S  S  D  D  D  D
SLEET                                                    D  D  D  D  D  D  D  S
SNOW                                               S  D  D  S                  
MIX HGT                 2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  1  1  1
T WIND DIR              S SW SW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD              1  3  1 12 12 14 17 16 13 17 19 16 14 13 14 11  5  4  2
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             FR FR FR FR             VP
ADI                     3 14  1  8 11 13 26 34 30 37 26 22 17 15 23 19  9  6  1
MAX LVORI               2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  5  8  6  8
STABILITY               C  B  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING                    None  None  None 10600  4200  2200   900   800   400
STA PRES                  29.17 29.25 29.31 29.42 29.36 29.31 29.19 29.11 28.94


Date          Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       20      25      -1      29      13      32      11      26
TEMP          26 23 24 19 11  0 23 21 15 15 28 25 16 12 23 19
DEWPT         24 19 16  7  2 -5 11 11  7  9 18 16  8  5 10  8
RH            92 84 71 59 66 79 59 65 70 77 66 68 70 73 57 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           80       5       0       0       0       0      10      10
FRZG RAIN      D  C                                          
SLEET          S                                             
SNOW              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