EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

VAZ012-140900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
201 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

Date           01/12/26      Tue 01/13/26            Wed 01/14/26            Thu
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                 25          52          34          46          15
TEMP                      26 27 39 50 50 42 39 38 36 35 41 44 42 37 32 25 19 15
DEWPT                     15 15 18 21 22 22 24 25 26 26 30 31 32 33 27 19 12  7
MIN/MAX RH                   66          29          73          61          85
RH                        62 60 42 31 33 44 54 59 67 69 65 60 67 85 81 78 74 70
WIND DIR                   W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  3  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  6  8  8
WIND GUST                                   14 16 16                16 17 19 19
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 18 25  7  7  8 25 23 25 41 67 82 91 92 88 83 80 76 69
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  5  6 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          70          70
RAIN                                                     S  L  L  L            
SNOW                                                  S  S     S  L  L  C  C  S
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  3
T WIND DIR                 W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                 5  5 12 20 17 11 11 11 11 10 19 18 13 19 27 29 27 27
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP PR PR             VP PR PR PR   
ADI                        3  6 18 51 34  5  5  5  8 11 32 39 25 13 19 20 37 68
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  3  4  4  3  3  1
STABILITY                  G  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  D
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  7500   700   800  1900
STA PRES                        27.27 27.12 27.04 26.96 26.90 26.87 26.92 26.95


Date           01/15Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
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       24      10      37      24      37      16      30      11      32
TEMP          23 18 13 12 35 31 28 25 36 28 21 17 29 20 14 14 29 25
DEWPT          4  3  3  3  6 14 20 21 18 15 13 10  9  7  6  4  5  7
RH            43 51 63 66 29 49 71 84 47 58 71 73 42 56 70 64 35 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           20       5      10      40      30      30      20      10       5
SNOW           S                 S  C  C  S  S  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