EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

VAZ046-252100-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
1001 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

Date             Sun 01/25/26            Mon 01/26/26            Tue 01/27/26
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                 25          22          32           4          31
TEMP                   20 22 24 25 24 26 26 28 31 29 20 15 11  8  4 14 25 30 26
DEWPT                  19 19 21 23 24 24 19 19 18 14  8  4  1 -3 -6  4  9 14 13
MAX/MIN RH                   87          97          54          63          49
RH                     96 88 88 92100 92 74 68 58 53 59 61 63 60 62 64 50 51 57
WIND DIR                N NE SE  W SW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                8  5  2  2  3  5 10 10 10 10  8  8  6  6  6  9 10  9  5
WIND GUST                                21 23 21 21 20 19 17          20 20 16
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)              96 97 96 91 57 28 18 23 15 19 12  8  5  4  3  2  5  5  7
VSBY                    1  2  3  2  1  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                    100          80           5           0           0
FRZG RAIN               D  D  D                                                
SLEET                                                                          
SNOW                                                                           
MIX HGT                 1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD              8  4  5  5  8  5 11 18 20 23 12 10 13 11 12 16 20 21  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                    11  6  3  3  4  3  9 45 71 81  8  7  6  5 10 29 53 73  4
MAX LVORI               5  5  6  6  9  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  3
STABILITY               D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    1100  1200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.15 29.06 29.03 29.18 29.28 29.47 29.56 29.51 29.35


Date          Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26
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        6      28       9      24       4      26       5      29
TEMP          17  8 25 20 17 10 21 15  7  6 23 19 11  6 26 21
DEWPT          7  1 11 10  9  2  6  3 -2 -1  7  7  2  0 11 10
RH            64 72 55 64 70 69 52 58 66 72 50 59 66 76 52 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5      10       5       0       5      10      20
SNOW                                                        S

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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