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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

NCZ006-092100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

Date             Fri 01/09/26            Sat 01/10/26            Sun 01/11/26
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                 67          57          72          44          53
TEMP                54 65 67 63 59 58 58 59 63 69 71 67 63 59 52 45 48 51 46 37
DEWPT               51 57 58 59 58 58 58 59 62 63 61 61 60 58 48 38 32 26 19 17
MAX/MIN RH                   73         100          71          94          33
RH                  90 75 73 87 96100100100 97 81 71 81 90 96 86 76 54 37 34 44
WIND DIR             S  S SW  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W NW NW  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             4  8  6  2  2  2  2  2  5 10 10  6  5  5  5  6  9 12 13  8
WIND GUST                                      20 20                19 26 26 18
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           92 92 95 94 90 85 90 96 95 95 94 90 92 91 87 61 27 37 20  6
VSBY                10 10  6  6  6  7  6  6  6  3  3  3  3  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          90          90          80          10
RAIN                                      D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C               
RAIN SHWRS                NM NM NM SC NM                                       
TSTMS                              IS                IS                        
MIX HGT             <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1  2  2  4  8  7  1
T WIND DIR           S  S SW  S  S SW SE  E  S  S  S SW SW  W NW NW  W  W NW  W
T WIND SPD           6 10 12  5  5  4  2  2  6 17 26 23 12 19 26 20 24 36 28 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                  8 21 23  3  3  2  1  2 10 39 65 15  8 13 18 41 90135101  8
MAX LVORI            6  3  3  6  9  9 10 10  7  3  3  4  5  5  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  E  E  E  E  C  C  D  D  E
CEILING               700   700   700   700   600   500   700  4000  None  None
STA PRES            29.55 29.51 29.55 29.49 29.41 29.26 29.24 29.34 29.45 29.53


Date          Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26
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       26      48      27      55      34      53      34      48
TEMP          30 27 45 39 32 28 52 46 38 36 51 47 39 34 47 39
DEWPT         17 18 20 21 21 22 24 26 25 26 33 34 34 33 32 27
RH            58 68 36 48 63 78 33 45 59 67 50 60 82 96 56 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      20      20      30
RAIN                                         S  S     S  C  C

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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
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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