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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026

VAZ024-142100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
701 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026

Date             Wed 01/14/26            Thu 01/15/26            Fri 01/16/26
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                 54          22          32          17          39
TEMP                47 53 53 47 41 34 27 23 27 31 30 25 24 22 20 18 28 37 39 35
DEWPT               33 35 36 36 32 22 13  9  8  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  8  7 10 11
MAX/MIN RH                   49          72          32          61          27
RH                  58 50 52 65 70 61 55 54 44 32 34 42 43 47 54 61 42 28 30 36
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD             2  4  4  2  4  6  9  9 10 11 10  6  6  5  3  2  4  6  6  4
WIND GUST                    13 18 24 27 28 27 27 27 25 23 19 14    14 18 19 17
CLOUDS              B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           80 85 96 92 85 55 25 12 29 20 29 17  5  3  7 15 47 64 46 35
VSBY                10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10  8 10 10 10  8  8  8 10
POP 12HR                     20          30           5           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                   SC                                                
MIX HGT              1  3  3  1  2  2  2  4  5  6  5  4  4  3  1  1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW  S  S SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW  S SW  S
T WIND SPD           3  6  9  5  5 28 33 31 31 29 29 32 34 31 20 13  9 13 19 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             PR PR PR VP             VP
ADI                  6 17 24  3  4 19 22109127 96128 14 15 14  9 23 25 32 60  5
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  D  D  F  E  E  E  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  G  B  C  D  C  F
CEILING              9500 10700  2100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.17 28.03 27.96 28.04 28.14 28.18 28.28 28.36 28.43 28.40


Date          Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26
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       27      44      21      34      17      38      17      35
TEMP          30 29 43 34 26 21 34 27 20 17 36 31 23 18 33 28
DEWPT         17 22 24 20 14 10  7  9  8  9 10 12 10  9  6  7
RH            58 75 47 56 60 62 32 46 59 70 33 45 57 67 31 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           10      30      10      20       5      10       5       0
RAIN                 C                                       
SNOW                 C           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