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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
NCZ003-120900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N 80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1231 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026
Date 01/10/26 Sun 01/11/26 Mon 01/12/26 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 36 43 24 49 29
TEMP 51 44 37 42 40 36 35 33 31 30 28 35 44 48 41 38 36 34 32
DEWPT 46 39 28 27 22 16 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 19 18 17 17 19
MIN/MAX RH 98 43 71 30 67
RH 83 82 70 55 48 43 43 49 53 58 63 47 33 30 41 44 45 49 58
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW W W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 4 6 9 12 14 13 9 8 6 5 3 3 3 4 1 1 2 1 1
WIND GUST 17 19 21 26 27 28 25 23
CLOUDS B2 B1 FW FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 77 61 14 25 58 13 15 16 16 12 8 7 5 6 6 7 8 11 13
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 60 5 0 0 0
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT <1 1 1 5 7 5 3 2 2 1 <1 2 3 2 <1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW W
T WIND SPD 21 23 14 21 33 34 31 27 24 23 16 10 8 9 3
DISPERSION VP PR PR PR PR PR VP VP VP VP
ADI 15 15 19 69115104 21 19 11 10 21 21 30 26 2
MAX LVORI 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2
STABILITY E E C D D D E E F F B B B C G
CEILING None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 28.06 28.11 28.22 28.31 28.36 28.38 28.30
Date 01/13Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26
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 54 32 52 31 37 19 44 25 44
TEMP 48 45 40 35 47 41 35 31 35 30 26 23 38 36 32 28 40 40
DEWPT 26 29 27 27 34 33 28 20 15 12 11 12 17 20 20 20 23 23
RH 42 53 59 72 60 73 75 63 43 46 52 62 42 52 61 71 50 50
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 20 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC
SNOWSHWRS IS
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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
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