EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

VAZ046-232100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1001 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                 48          13          22          15          26
TEMP                   47 47 39 32 26 20 15 17 22 22 20 17 16 16 16 18 20 22 23
DEWPT                  15 15 14 11  7  0 -6 -9-11 -9 -2  7 11 12 13 17 19 19 21
MAX/MIN RH                   27          44          21          88          84
RH                     27 27 35 41 44 41 38 30 22 24 37 64 80 84 88 96 96 88 92
WIND DIR                W  W NW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD                5  5  5  5  6 10 11 10  9  8  6  6  6  9 10 10  9  6  5
WIND GUST                          17 21 23 21       17    17 19 23            
CLOUDS                 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              53 40 40 22 19 25 49 70 88 97100100100100100100100100 94
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  7 10  2  2  1  2
POP 12HR                      0           0          30         100         100
FRZG RAIN                                                      S  D  D  D  D  D
SLEET                                                       S  D  D  D  D  D  D
SNOW                                            C  C  ?  ?  D  D  D  S         
MIX HGT                 3  4 <1 <1  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  1  1  1
T WIND DIR              W  W NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD              5 10 13  9 17 19 20 17 12 13 14 14 13 16 14 13 12  9  6
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR FR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                    14 38  6  4  8 13 39 37 29 30 20 17 15 14 22 23 20 14  5
MAX LVORI               2  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  1  2  2  4  4  4  5  5  5  6
STABILITY               D  C  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  None 12900  8400  4500  1800  1400  1200
STA PRES                  29.54 29.65 29.77 29.90 29.83 29.79 29.66 29.52 29.34


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       18      28       2      29      12      31      10      26
TEMP          24 23 27 20 11  4 23 22 15 13 29 23 15 12 24 19
DEWPT         22 20 17  7  1 -3 10 13  9  8 16 14  8  4  9  6
RH            92 88 65 56 63 72 57 68 77 80 58 68 73 70 52 56
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           80      10       0       0       0      10      10      10
FRZG RAIN      D  C                                          
SLEET          D  C                                          
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