EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

VAZ024-310900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
301 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026

Date           01/30/26      Sat 01/31/26            Sun 02/01/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 12          25          10          31           9
TEMP          24 20 17 15 14 13 16 23 25 21 17 14 12 11 19 29 30 23 17 14 12 11
DEWPT         12 14 13 12 10  7  8  7  8  8  6  3  2  1  4  8  7  5  5  3  3  3
MIN/MAX RH                   88          47          64          36          71
RH            60 77 84 88 84 76 70 50 48 56 61 61 63 63 51 40 37 45 58 61 66 69
WIND DIR      SE  E NE NE  N  N  N  N NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       1  1  1  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  5  5  6  8 10 10  9  5  5  4  4  3
WIND GUST                                17 18 19 21 24 26 25 26 23 19 17      
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     97 92 96 94100 96 95 96 95 87 79 62 52 45 19 14  9  6  5  3  5  7
VSBY           7  8  4  4  3  4  4  5  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40          40          10           0           0
SNOW           S  S  S  C  S  C  C  C                                          
MIX HGT        3 <1  1  2  1  1  2  2  2  1  1 <1  1  1  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE  E  E  E NE NE NE  N NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD     1  6  6  9  9  9 11 13 14 24 16 17 21 25 24 19 23 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             PR PR VP VP   
ADI            3  3  3  4  8 16 27 30 31 16 11 12 15 38 71 68 78  6            
MAX LVORI      3  4  5  5  4  4  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  D  C  C  D  D  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              3600  4200  4500  6200 10000  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.61 28.59 28.56 28.45 28.44 28.43 28.42 28.44            


Date           02/02Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       39      15      43      27      39      20      38      16      41
TEMP          37 30 18 17 41 37 30 29 38 35 28 21 36 30 19 18 40 36
DEWPT         12 14 12 13 23 25 25 26 27 25 22 18 19 15 12 14 21 23
RH            35 51 77 84 48 61 81 88 64 66 78 88 50 53 74 84 46 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5      30      50      30      10       5      10
RAIN                                   C  C                        
SNOW                                C  C  C  C  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