EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

VAZ046-300900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

Date           01/29/26      Fri 01/30/26            Sat 01/31/26            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                 12          27          13          20          10
TEMP                19 14 12 12 19 24 26 23 19 17 15 14 16 20 20 19 17 16 13 12
DEWPT                8  7  7  6 10 12 14 15 13 11  9  7  7  8  7  7  7  6  3  2
MIN/MAX RH                   82          58          77          56          64
RH                  61 73 80 76 67 60 60 71 77 77 77 73 67 59 56 59 64 64 63 63
WIND DIR            NW NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  4  5  8  9 10 10 10  9 10 10 11 10
WIND GUST                                            19 21 21 21 21 23 23 24 24
CLOUDS              B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           51 39 56 67 76 79 90 81 84 83 88 92 89 92 92 87 85 76 74 61
VSBY                10 10 10 10  8  6  4  3  5  4 10 10  4  5 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          40          50          70          40
SNOW                             S  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1  1  2  1  1  2  2  3  1            
T WIND DIR           W  N NE  E  E SE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD           1  2  3  9  5  2  5  8 10 12 18 16 17 16 19 14            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR FR FR FR   
ADI                  1  1  2  7 12  5 14  4  7  8 21 23 32 35 44 13            
MAX LVORI            4  3  4  4  3  3  2  3  4  4  3  3  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  G  F  C  C  D  C  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                    7800  4600  3900  3200  3900  3900  5500  7700      
STA PRES                  29.53 29.56 29.48 29.49 29.46 29.44 29.31            


Date           02/01Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26
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       31       9      37      15      39      19      37      25      39
TEMP          29 24 16 11 35 29 22 17 37 32 24 21 36 33 29 26 38 32
DEWPT          9  7  5  2 13 15 13 11 20 19 18 16 23 23 23 22 24 22
RH            42 47 61 66 40 55 68 77 50 58 77 81 59 66 78 85 57 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       5      30      30      30
RAIN                                               S  C  S         
SNOW                                                     S  C  C  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