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

NCZ005-232100-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
701 AM 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                 50          19          26          16          27
TEMP                40 48 49 41 34 30 26 21 22 26 26 22 19 18 17 18 19 21 24 23
DEWPT               19 18 19 19 14  9  6  3  0 -4 -4  4 11 14 15 16 18 20 21 23
MAX/MIN RH                   29          47          24          94          89
RH                  42 30 30 41 43 41 42 45 37 26 26 45 70 84 92 92 96 96 88100
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE  N
WIND SPD             2  2  2  3  5  9 10 10 10 10  9  8  9  8 10 10  9  6  5  3
CLOUDS              OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           88 59 48 46 32 36 43 45 69 93 96100100100100100100100100 96
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6 10  2  1  1  2
POP 12HR                     10           5          40         100         100
FRZG RAIN                                                   S  D  D  D  D  D  D
SLEET                                                 D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
SNOW                                            C  C  D     S                  
MIX HGT              1  2  3 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  3  2  3  2  2  1  1  2  1  1  1
T WIND DIR           N NE  W  S  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
T WIND SPD           9  2  1  1  8 16 14 18 16 13 16 16 16 14 14 14 11  6  5  3
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR FR             PR PR PR FR             VP
ADI                 13  6  4  1  4 11 17 44 34 32 34 22 22 17 17 24 19 11  8  2
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  5  6  5 10
STABILITY            C  C  B  F  F  E  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING              7300  None  None  None 13900  5200  2500  1300  1600  1000
STA PRES            29.54 29.52 29.59 29.67 29.80 29.74 29.68 29.57 29.46 29.30


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       21      30       2      31      12      34      10      28
TEMP          26 26 29 20 10  3 25 22 17 13 30 25 16 12 26 20
DEWPT         26 24 19 10  2 -2 12 13 11 10 19 18 10  6 12 10
RH           100 92 66 64 69 79 57 68 77 87 63 74 77 76 55 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           90       5       0       0       0       5       5      10
FRZG RAIN      D  C                                          
SLEET          D                                             
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