EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

VAZ018-020900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

Date           01/31/26      Sun 02/01/26            Mon 02/02/26            Tue
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                  8          18           8          34          21
TEMP                       8  8 12 20 22 11 10 10  9 11 22 32 34 26 22 22 23 24
DEWPT                     -1 -2  1  6  7  4  4  3  3  2  8  4  4  7 12 15 17 18
MIN/MAX RH                   70          51          68          39          78
RH                        66 63 60 54 52 73 76 73 76 66 54 30 27 44 65 74 77 77
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                  13 16 14 13 12 13 12 11 10  5  5  5  4  2  2  2  3  3
WIND GUST                 43 48 44 40 39 37 35 29 25 19 19 17 16 13 13 14 16 16
CLOUDS                    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 37 24 14 18 10 12  9 15 12  8  6 19 21 23 30 56 73 76
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           0
FLURRIES                  SC                                                   
SNOW                                                                           
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                31 26 28 31 28 20 19 17 13  9 10 12 13 14 10  5  4  4
DISPERSION                FR             FR FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                       28 29 43 71 66 19 18 12  9 10 14 29 40  7  5  3  2  4
MAX LVORI                  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  3  3  4  4  4
STABILITY                  D  D  D  C  C  D  D  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2200
STA PRES                        27.71 27.72 27.78 27.81 27.85 27.82 27.86 27.86


Date           02/03Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26
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       42      31      38      15      33      17      40      19      27
TEMP          39 36 33 31 37 29 22 17 31 25 18 21 38 37 31 20 27 19
DEWPT         26 28 28 26 28 22 16 10 12 10 10 13 26 26 21 13  8  5
RH            59 72 82 81 70 75 77 73 45 52 70 71 62 64 66 74 44 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR           20      60      30      20       5       5      40      30       5
RAIN              S  L  C  C  S                                    
SNOW              S  L  C     S  S  S              C  C  C  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