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

VAZ024-192100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 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                 40          14          32          13          43
TEMP                32 39 39 30 25 22 18 15 23 30 32 26 20 16 15 15 27 41 43 37
DEWPT               10 10  6  2  0 -3 -3 -5 -7-11-10 -7 -4  0  1  2  3  9 13 15
MAX/MIN RH                   25          41          15          58          26
RH                  39 30 25 29 33 32 38 40 26 16 15 23 34 48 53 55 35 26 29 40
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             8 11 10  6  5  4  4  5  6  8  5  1  1  1  1  1  3  8  6  3
WIND GUST           23 27 27 24 21 17 16 17 19 19 16                   19 19 16
CLOUDS              CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            5  6  6  7  6 34  8  8  5  5  5  4  3  5  7  7  6 10 36 42
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              4  4  5  1  2  2  1  2  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          27 26 26 16 21 18 14 17 20 17 16 10  4  2  1  2 13 17 18  9
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 97 77106  7 10  8  7 37 73 70 64  5  2  1  1  2 40 59 61  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.46 28.51 28.63 28.70 28.79 28.83 28.88 28.86 28.82 28.67


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      49      23      42      21      31      13      27
TEMP          32 32 49 39 29 23 40 36 28 22 29 26 18 14 25 23
DEWPT         18 26 30 22 16 12 12 16 15 11  5  3  3  5  7  7
RH            56 78 48 50 58 62 31 43 58 62 35 36 51 67 46 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      20       5      20      30      40      40      40
RAIN                 S                                       
SNOW                                S  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