EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

VAZ046-260900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
931 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

Date           01/25/26      Mon 01/26/26            Tue 01/27/26            Wed
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                 21          28           3          32           7
TEMP                21 22 23 23 26 28 26 20 15 10  5  3 15 27 32 27 23 17 11  7
DEWPT               20 20 23 18 18 17 13  8  4  0 -3 -4  4  9 13 14 12  8  3  1
MIN/MAX RH                  100          57          70          44          75
RH                  96 92100 81 71 63 57 59 61 63 69 72 61 46 45 57 62 67 69 76
WIND DIR            SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  4  6 10 10 10 10  8  6  5  6  6  9 10 10  5  5  5  5  4
WIND GUST                       21 20 21 19 17 16          21 20 16 17         
CLOUDS              B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           80 28 30 29 19  6 12  7  7  3  4  4  4  5  5  6 14 15 26 15
VSBY                 4  3  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           5           0           0           0
FRZG RAIN                                                                      
SLEET                                                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD           6  4  6 16 17 18 23 10  8  6  6  6 16 19 20  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  3  2  5 12 40 61 82  7  4  3  3  5 28 52 62  3            
MAX LVORI            9  9  6  4  3  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  E  C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.11 29.29 29.38 29.55 29.58 29.56 29.40            


Date           01/28Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26
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       28       5      25       2      24       0      27       3      33
TEMP          27 21 17  6 23 18  9  3 22 18  8  1 24 18  7  3 29 23
DEWPT         12 10  9  0  7  5  1 -2  7  5 -2 -5  8  5  0 -2 13 10
RH            53 62 70 76 50 56 69 79 52 56 63 75 50 56 72 79 51 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      10       5       0       5       5      10      10      10

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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