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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

NCZ006-130900-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
1231 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

Date           01/11/26      Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26            Wed
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                 26          50          26          58          35
TEMP                   30 28 27 36 46 49 40 35 32 27 28 41 54 58 51 41 39 36 36
DEWPT                  18 19 19 20 21 22 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27
MIN/MAX RH                   71          34          79          26          71
RH                     60 68 71 52 37 34 44 54 61 74 71 44 28 26 34 50 57 67 69
WIND DIR               NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                5  4  2  3  4  5  2  3  2  2  2  4  6  6  4  4  5  5  4
CLOUDS                 FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)               7  5  0  6  5 10  6  4  6 12 11  7  7 21 15 27 31 36 57
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD             16 12  8  8  5  9  5  8  5  3  3  4 14 16  9            
DISPERSION             PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI                     7  6  8 17 15 27  3  4  3  2  4  5 44 42  4            
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.70 29.74 29.65 29.63 29.59 29.56 29.40            


Date           01/14Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
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       57      34      44      21      44      24      47      27      42
TEMP          53 55 43 34 41 34 29 24 38 36 31 28 42 39 34 29 39 33
DEWPT         32 33 34 31 23 15 11 10 15 17 17 18 23 24 26 24 22 16
RH            44 43 70 89 48 45 46 54 38 45 56 66 46 54 72 81 50 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            5      30      40      10       0       0       5      20      20
RAIN                    C  C  C                                S  S
RAIN SHWRS          IS                                             
SNOW                                                        S  S   

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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