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

VAZ024-122100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
801 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

Date             Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26            Wed 01/14/26
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                 47          27          55          35          55
TEMP                36 45 47 38 34 31 29 28 39 52 54 46 40 38 35 36 45 53 54 48
DEWPT               19 18 18 20 19 19 19 20 24 27 30 28 27 27 28 29 33 35 37 36
MAX/MIN RH                   31          71          37          77          49
RH                  50 33 31 48 54 61 66 71 54 38 40 49 59 64 75 75 62 50 52 63
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD             3  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  5  4  2
WIND GUST                                            13 12                     
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            4  5  7 17  3 11 27 19 12 15 23 26 30 27 35 63 76 75 84 78
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          30
RAIN                                                                    C  C  C
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          11  9 13  4  4  4  4  3  6 10 13  6  6  5  5  6 16 16 13  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 27 28 42  2  2  2  2  4 12 29 32  3  3  3  3  5 25 41 36  4
MAX LVORI            2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  1  2  3  3  3  4  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  G  G  G  G  C  C  D  D  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  7300  4700
STA PRES                  28.69 28.68 28.65 28.61 28.45 28.34 28.24 28.20 28.15


Date          Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
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       31      38      18      38      22      43      20      34
TEMP          40 32 37 29 22 18 35 32 25 24 41 35 27 21 33 23
DEWPT         34 26 17 12  8  7  8 12 15 17 20 20 17 15  9  6
RH            79 78 44 48 54 61 32 43 65 74 42 54 65 77 36 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      40      20       5      10      20      20      20
RAIN           C  L  C  C                       S            
SNOW                 C  C  S                 S  S     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