EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

NCZ003-230900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1231 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

Date           01/21/26      Thu 01/22/26            Fri 01/23/26            Sat
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                 30          55          30          47          22
TEMP                   35 31 34 44 53 53 42 37 33 31 33 39 45 45 37 32 28 25 23
DEWPT                  23 27 30 35 30 28 28 27 25 24 24 26 24 23 20 15 12 12 11
MIN/MAX RH                   88          37          75          41          61
RH                     61 85 85 70 41 38 57 67 72 75 69 59 43 41 50 49 50 57 59
WIND DIR                S  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD                1  2  2  2  4  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST              12                                        13 13         
CLOUDS                 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)              75 55 24 22 21 22 28 42 58 71 80 81 88 68 70 62 69 83 90
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     10           0          10          20          30
RAIN                                                  S  S  S  S               
SNOW                                                                    C  C  C
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  2            
T WIND DIR             SW SW  W NW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  S NW  N            
T WIND SPD              3  3  2  6  8 10  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  2 11            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2  2 18 27 37  3  3  3  3  5  5 10  7  5            
MAX LVORI               3  5  6  3  2  1  3  3  3  4  3  3  2  2  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  C  B  G  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None 18100 10000  3300  6000      
STA PRES                  28.25 28.26 28.23 28.27 28.27 28.30 28.29            


Date           01/24Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26
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       28      13      29      15      29       4      32      10      37
TEMP          25 20 15 17 23 28 25 17 26 18 10  5 28 23 13 12 33 28
DEWPT         15 13 12 15 21 23 21 14 14  7  1 -1 11 10  6  6 19 17
RH            65 74 88 92 92 81 84 88 60 61 66 76 48 57 73 76 56 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           90     100      90      50       5       5       0       0       5
SLEET             S     S  D  L                                    
SNOW           C  D  D  D  D  L  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