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

NCZ006-230900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 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                 29          50          21          28          17
TEMP                38 33 31 29 41 48 50 41 35 31 26 21 22 26 26 22 19 17 18 19
DEWPT               27 25 23 21 20 18 19 19 16 12  8  3 -3 -4 -1  7 13 15 15 17
MIN/MAX RH                   75          28          46          24          95
RH                  64 72 72 72 42 30 29 41 45 45 46 45 32 26 30 52 77 92 88 92
WIND DIR            NW  N NW  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N
WIND SPD             1  0  1  2  3  4  3  5  6 10 11 11 12  8  6  5  5  5  5  5
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           36 27 50 73 76 80 73 66 60 53 63 73 85 92 95 98 98100100100
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  3  2  2  2  3  4
POP 12HR                      0           5          10          50         100
FRZG RAIN                                                                     D
RAIN                                                                           
SLEET                                                       C  C  D  D  D  D  D
SNOW                                                        C  C  D  D  S      
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  3  3  2            
T WIND DIR          NW  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD           3  2  2  3  4  3  4  3 13 16 19 19 18 14 14 17            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR FR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  1  1  3  5  9 15  2  9 11 13 38 40 34 34 12            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  F  F  C  C  C  C  G  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  7100  5900 13100 15400 14800  6900  4400      
STA PRES            29.59 29.61 29.65 29.61 29.71 29.81 29.94 29.89            


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       28      20      33       4      33      12      38      16      35
TEMP          24 27 26 24 31 22 12  5 29 25 18 13 35 30 22 17 33 26
DEWPT         22 25 25 22 19 11  3 -2 11 13 11 10 21 20 18 15 19 15
RH            92 92 96 92 61 62 66 72 46 60 73 87 56 66 84 92 56 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          100      90      20       0       0       0       5       5      10
FRZG RAIN      D  D  D  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