EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

NCZ006-232100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
701 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

Date             Fri 01/23/26            Sat 01/24/26            Sun 01/25/26
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                 51          18          27          16          28
TEMP                40 50 51 41 35 31 25 20 22 26 27 23 19 18 17 18 20 23 25 24
DEWPT               19 18 19 19 15 11  8  2 -1 -6 -4  3 12 15 15 17 20 22 23 24
MAX/MIN RH                   27          49          23          97          91
RH                  42 28 28 41 43 43 48 45 36 24 25 41 74 88 92 96100 96 92100
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  4  5  6  8  9  8  8  5  5  5  6  6  5  5  4  2
WIND GUST                                18 19                                 
CLOUDS              OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           88 61 62 57 46 39 30 48 65 93 96100100100100100100100100 95
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  9 10  2  1  2  2
POP 12HR                     20           5          40         100         100
FRZG RAIN                                                   S  D  D  D  D  D  D
SLEET                                                 D     D  D  D  D  D  D  S
SNOW                                            C  C     ?  S                  
MIX HGT              1  2  3 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  1  1  1
T WIND DIR           N  N  W  W  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE  N NE  N NE  E
T WIND SPD           9  3  2  2  8 17 16 19 17 14 16 17 16 14 17 14 11  6  5  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 14  9  7  1  5  8  7 48 37 34 36 23 22 17 19 24 20 11  8  1
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  7  5 10
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  E  F  F  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING              7500  None  None  None 12100  5100  2400  1500  1400  1200
STA PRES            29.65 29.62 29.70 29.78 29.92 29.85 29.80 29.66 29.57 29.40


Date          Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
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       20      31       2      31      12      35      10      30
TEMP          26 26 30 21  9  4 26 22 16 14 32 24 16 12 27 21
DEWPT         26 25 21 12  3 -1 14 15 11 11 21 18 11  7 14 11
RH           100 96 69 68 76 79 60 74 80 88 63 77 80 80 57 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           90      10       0       0       0       5       5      10
FRZG RAIN      D  C                                          
SLEET          S                                             
SNOW              C                                          

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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