EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

VAZ018-222100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

Date             Thu 01/22/26            Fri 01/23/26            Sat 01/24/26
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                 47          28          41          16          25
TEMP                41 46 45 36 32 30 29 29 35 41 38 28 23 20 18 18 22 24 21 17
DEWPT               25 24 19 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 10  4  1 -3 -4 -4 -2  1  4  7
MAX/MIN RH                   34          53          31          37          35
RH                  52 42 35 43 51 53 53 51 38 30 31 35 38 35 37 37 34 36 47 64
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD            10  9  6  3  3  3  3  4  6  8  8  6  5  4  2  2  2  4  4  4
WIND GUST           31 28 25 17 14 14 14 18 23 25 26 26 23 18 14    12    14 17
CLOUDS              SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           31 21 16 11 17 34 48 70 71 66 53 48 47 69 83 78 76 91 91 91
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6  2  1
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           5          70
SNOW                                                                    S  C  L
MIX HGT              3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD          28 25 20  9  6  4  3  5 12 16 24 24 20 16 11  5  6  8  5  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 85 80 63  4  3  2  2  6 22 38 56 16 14 11  5 13 18 17 10  6
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  G  G  G  F  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  F  C  C  D  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None 14500  None  None 12300  9800  6900
STA PRES            27.88 27.87 27.89 27.88 27.91 27.90 28.00 28.08 28.15 28.13


Date          Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26
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       14      25      17      23       4      29      14      33
TEMP          15 16 21 23 23 18 22 14  8  6 26 21 15 16 31 24
DEWPT          9 11 17 19 17 12  9  2 -2 -3  8  7  5  8 17 15
RH            77 80 84 84 77 77 57 58 63 66 46 54 64 70 56 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR          100     100      60      10       5       0       0      10
FRZG RAIN            D  S  S                                 
SLEET             C  D  D                                    
SNOW           D  D     D  L  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