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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

NCZ006-192100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

Date             Mon 01/19/26            Tue 01/20/26            Wed 01/21/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 45          17          39          15          46
TEMP                35 43 45 37 29 25 21 18 28 36 38 29 22 19 17 18 30 43 45 37
DEWPT               19 18 15 13  9  6  3  2 -1 -4 -4 -2  1  3  5  5  8 11 15 18
MAX/MIN RH                   29          49          15          59          26
RH                  52 36 29 37 42 44 45 49 28 17 16 25 39 49 58 56 39 27 29 46
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             5  9  8  3  3  2  2  2  4  5  3  0  0  0  1  2  4  8  6  3
WIND GUST              19                                                      
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)            4  5  5  8  7 16  8  9  3  5  4  3  3  6  6  6 21 42 38 53
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1  2 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          20 17 19  5 13 11 10  9 13 12 11  2  1  1  2  4 13 14 17  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 60 63 74  3  6  5  5 10 41 47 63  1  1  1  1  5 32 52 52  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.45 29.46 29.57 29.65 29.76 29.79 29.84 29.83 29.81 29.66


Date          Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       28      54      25      47      23      34      15      29
TEMP          32 33 51 42 32 25 44 40 32 25 32 29 21 16 26 24
DEWPT         22 27 35 30 23 19 21 23 21 20 15 12  9  9 12 12
RH            66 78 54 62 69 78 39 50 63 81 49 48 59 73 55 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           20      20      10      20      40      50      50      50
FRZG RAIN         S                                          
RAIN              S  S           S  S  S  S                  
SNOW                                   S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C

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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
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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