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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026
NCZ019-110900-
RAWS 312001
36.23N 81.32W Elev. 2380 ft
701 PM EST Sat Jan 10 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 41 22 47 29
TEMP 54 49 42 36 39 37 33 33 30 29 27 26 33 41 46 39 37 35 34 32
DEWPT 50 44 36 26 24 17 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 15 15 14 15 17
MIN/MAX RH 94 41 68 27 62
RH 86 83 79 67 54 44 41 43 51 53 57 60 45 31 27 37 40 41 45 53
WIND DIR W NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW W
WIND SPD 10 10 13 16 17 19 18 18 13 9 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST 29
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 69 61 53 10 30 29 7 11 12 13 9 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 12
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 50 5 0 0 0
RAIN
RAIN SHWRS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 1 5 6 5 2 2 2 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1
T WIND DIR W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
T WIND SPD 17 24 23 16 26 35 33 25 25 20 16 13 8 8 9 4
DISPERSION FR FR FR GD FR PR PR VP VP VP VP
ADI 15 22 21 21 81120102 28 34 14 7 11 15 25 27 2
MAX LVORI 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2
STABILITY D D D D D D D D D E F C B C C G
CEILING 3500 None None None None None None None None
STA PRES 27.85 27.85 27.91 28.01 28.10 28.14 28.16 28.09
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 53 35 49 31 36 21 42 27 42
TEMP 47 45 41 37 46 40 35 31 33 29 26 24 37 36 32 29 38 38
DEWPT 23 27 25 26 30 31 26 18 13 10 10 11 15 18 20 19 20 20
RH 38 49 52 64 53 70 69 58 43 44 50 57 40 47 61 66 48 48
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 20 30 20 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS
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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