EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

NCZ019-012100-
RAWS 312001
36.23N  81.32W Elev. 2380 ft
531 AM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

Date             Sun 02/01/26            Mon 02/02/26            Tue 02/03/26
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                 25          11          38          22          43
TEMP              9 16 24 25 18 17 15 14 13 26 37 38 30 25 23 23 24 35 42 41 35
DEWPT            -1  3  6  7  5  4  3  2  2  8 -2  2  9 15 16 17 18 24 26 28 27
MAX/MIN RH                   44          59          33          79          51
RH               63 56 45 46 56 56 58 58 61 46 18 21 41 65 74 77 77 64 53 59 72
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  W  W NW  W  W  W SW  S  S SW
WIND SPD         18 14 13 13 12 10  6  5  4  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1
WIND GUST        31 29 26                                                      
CLOUDS           CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)         5  5  5  6  7 12  4  5  6 10 20 18 24 15 15 27 46 68 85 86 89
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
RAIN                                                                          C
MIX HGT          <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S
T WIND SPD       28 33 26 23 18 16 12 10  9  9  8 10  6  8  5  4  2  5  6 10  8
DISPERSION                   FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              33 62 66 57 16 11  6  5 10 15 32 41  3  4  3  2  2 12 16 22  4
MAX LVORI         1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  2  2  2  3
STABILITY         D  D  C  C  D  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 10600 10400
STA PRES            27.85 27.88 27.93 27.95 27.99 27.96 28.01 28.01 28.03 27.94


Date          Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26
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       33      43      20      37      21      45      26      35
TEMP          35 34 41 34 28 22 37 27 24 25 42 40 35 27 34 27
DEWPT         31 30 32 27 22 15 13 13 13 15 24 27 25 19 13 10
RH            85 85 70 75 78 74 37 55 62 65 48 59 66 71 41 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           50      30      20       5       0      20      10       0
RAIN           C  C  C  C  S                    S            
SNOW                       S                    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