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

VAZ012-260900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
101 AM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

Date           01/24/26      Sun 01/25/26            Mon 01/26/26            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                 14          36          13          20           2
TEMP                      15 17 22 27 33 35 36 31 21 15 16 19 18 13  7  5  3  4
DEWPT                     12 14 18 23 29 34 33 28 17  9  8  7  4  2 -4 -5 -7 -7
MIN/MAX RH                   93          84          94          52          63
RH                        88 88 84 85 85 96 89 88 84 77 70 59 53 61 60 62 62 59
WIND DIR                  SE SE SE SE SE  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   4  5  4  4  3  2  3  4  6  8  8  8  6  6  6  4  4  4
WIND GUST                                         17 20 21 20 19 18 18         
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 98100 98 96 94 89 83 80 53 54 59 61 58 72 47 17  9  7
VSBY                       3  3  1  1  1  2  2  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                    100         100          60          20           0
FRZG RAIN                  D  D  D  D                                          
RAIN                                   D  L  C                                 
SLEET                      D  D  D                                             
SNOW                                                  S                        
SNOWSHWRS                                      SC IS                           
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  2  2  3  2  2  1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SE SE SE  S  S  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                18 17 17 14 12  8 11 16 25 31 31 32 32 34 32 23 13 14
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP PR             PR PR VP VP   
ADI                       12 19 19 16 10  4  5 11 17 43 58 69 78 23 22 10  6 11
MAX LVORI                  4  4  4  4  4  6  6  5  4  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  3  2
STABILITY                  E  D  D  D  C  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  E  F  F  B
CEILING                     800   700   500   500  None  1300  1800  None  None
STA PRES                  27.26 27.09 26.87 26.90 26.96 27.08 27.15 27.28 27.33


Date           01/27Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26
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       29       9      26       7      20       3      22       4      24
TEMP          26 22 15 10 23 19 13  8 17 11  7  4 19 14  8  6 22 16
DEWPT          4  8  8  3  8  8  6  0  1  0  0 -2  3  3  1 -1  6  5
RH            38 54 73 73 52 61 73 69 49 60 72 75 49 61 72 72 49 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      10      30      10       5       5      20      20
SNOW                             C  S                       S  S  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