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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

VAZ024-132100-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
1001 AM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

Date             Tue 01/13/26            Wed 01/14/26            Thu 01/15/26
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                 56          36          53          24          32
TEMP                   52 53 45 42 40 37 37 45 53 51 46 41 34 28 24 28 32 31 26
DEWPT                  23 26 27 28 27 28 30 34 37 38 38 33 24 17 11  9  6  4  4
MAX/MIN RH                   32          75          54          75          31
RH                     32 35 49 57 59 70 75 65 54 61 73 73 66 63 57 44 33 31 38
WIND DIR               SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                5  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  3  4  5  6  6 10 10 10  6
WIND GUST                    16 12                14 14 18 20 24 24 26 25 25 24
CLOUDS                 CL SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               2 28 34 22 32 35 52 81 82 90 88 71 54 55 54 39 22 16  9
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  9  8 10 10 10  8  8  8 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          30           5
RAIN                                            C  C  C  C                     
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  2  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  4
T WIND DIR             SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD             12 12  9  6  4  4  5  6 18 18 16 20 27 27 28 26 24 26 24
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR
ADI                    36 33  4  3  2  2  5 13 46 46  7 14 19 19 82105100111 11
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               C  C  G  G  G  G  C  C  D  D  F  E  E  E  D  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  9100  4400  4400  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.38 28.29 28.22 28.15 28.11 28.18 28.24 28.30 28.34


Date          Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
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       15      38      24      44      21      35      17      36
TEMP          21 17 36 33 28 25 43 35 27 22 35 28 22 18 34 30
DEWPT          4  6  7 12 16 20 22 20 17 14 12 11  9  8  7 11
RH            47 61 29 41 60 81 43 54 65 71 38 48 57 64 32 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      10      20      10      20       5       5
SNOW                             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