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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

NCZ006-170900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
201 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

Date           01/15/26      Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26            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                 18          44          30          53          30
TEMP                      20 19 30 41 44 37 34 31 32 34 42 50 53 45 39 37 34 31
DEWPT                      8  7  8  5  5  9 11 12 15 19 29 35 36 34 33 32 29 28
MIN/MAX RH                   60          19          58          47          86
RH                        59 59 39 22 19 31 38 45 49 54 60 56 52 65 79 82 82 88
WIND DIR                   W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  4  9  9  4  5  5  5  6  8 10  6  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                               19                     
CLOUDS                    CL FW SC FW CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)                  3 10 33 18  5 27 26 51 58 79 76 73 41 36 58 78 90 92
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          30          30
RAIN                                                  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C
SNOW                                                                          C
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1
T WIND DIR                 W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N
T WIND SPD                14  8  9 14 19  8  8  9  9 10 14 12  8  3  2  4  4  3
DISPERSION                VP             VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        7  8 23 49 66  4  4  6  6 11 29 27 23  2  1  2  2  6
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5
STABILITY                  G  B  C  C  C  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  C  G  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None  7000  2300  None  7400  4000
STA PRES                        29.44 29.41 29.45 29.43 29.48 29.50 29.53 29.51


Date           01/18Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
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       38      19      45      15      36      17      47      29      55
TEMP          37 30 23 21 43 37 24 16 33 28 20 19 44 39 32 30 52 45
DEWPT         22 19 16 13 16 13  6 -1 -4  1  4  4 10 17 19 21 29 30
RH            54 63 74 71 33 37 45 46 20 30 49 51 24 40 58 69 41 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40       5       0       0       0       0       0       5      20
RAIN           C                                               S  S
SNOW           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