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

NCZ006-240900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

Date           01/23/26      Sat 01/24/26            Sun 01/25/26            Mon
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          30          17          30          23
TEMP                36 32 27 20 22 27 28 24 20 18 18 19 22 25 29 26 26 25 28 29
DEWPT               15 11  7  2 -3 -6 -7 -2  9 15 16 17 21 22 23 25 26 25 28 28
MIN/MAX RH                   44          21          95          77         100
RH                  42 41 42 45 32 23 21 31 62 88 92 92 96 88 78 96100100100 96
WIND DIR             N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6  8  9  9  8  8  8  5  5  4  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  3  5
WIND GUST           17 18 19 19 18                                             
CLOUDS              SC FW SC B1 SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           31 24 33 57 47 82 93 98 96100100100100 99 99 96 95 85 62 58
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10  5  2  2  2  2            
POP 12HR                      0          30         100         100          90
FRZG RAIN                                       S  S  S  D  D  D  D  D  C  C   
SLEET                                        D  D  D  D  D  D  S               
SNOW                                   S  D  D  S                              
MIX HGT             <1 <1  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2 <1  1            
T WIND DIR           N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE  N NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD          13 13 18 19 16 13 13 13 12 12 12 13  6  4  2  1            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR PR VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  6  9  8 48 45 31 31  9  8 14 14 22 12  8  3  1            
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  9            
STABILITY            F  E  F  C  C  D  D  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  5100  2800  1400  1300  1200   400      
STA PRES            29.71 29.80 29.92 29.86 29.81 29.61 29.46 29.28            


Date           01/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26
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       34       3      30      10      34      12      28       3      29
TEMP          33 24 13  4 27 25 18 11 31 25 17 13 26 20  8  4 25 20
DEWPT         22 13  5 -1 12 14 12  8 18 16 12 10 12  7  1  0 10  9
RH            63 62 70 79 53 62 77 87 58 68 80 87 55 56 72 83 52 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           10       0       0       0       0       5      20       0       5
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