EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

VAZ018-252100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
101 PM EST Sun Jan 25 2026

Date             Sun 01/25/26            Mon 01/26/26            Tue 01/27/26
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                 22          16          17           1          31
TEMP                      18 22 30 29 19 16 15 17 16 14 11  6  3  3 15 29 31 25
DEWPT                     18 22 27 27 17 10  9 10  8  3 -1 -4 -6 -7 -1  7 10 11
MAX/MIN RH                   81         100          60          70          39
RH                       100100 88 92 92 77 77 73 70 61 57 62 65 62 48 39 41 55
WIND DIR                   S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   2  1  3  8 12 14 13 12 11 10 10  6  6  5  6 10 10  9
WIND GUST                       17 28 41 44 43 37 36 35 34 26 21 20 24 29 32 32
CLOUDS                    OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 98 95 72 39 38 32 22 25 34 33 45 27 16  8  5  7 12 23
VSBY                       1  1  2  3 10 10 10  9  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100          40           5           0           0
FRZG RAIN                  D  C                                                
SLEET                      S                                                   
SNOW                                                                           
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  2  2  1 <1 <1  1  3  3  1
T WIND DIR                SE SE SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                 8  5  1 14 26 29 32 32 35 39 35 26 16 12 13 31 32 29
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR FR             FR FR PR PR             PR
ADI                        6  3  1 10 18 33 60 71 85 44 40 18  7 10 23100106 20
MAX LVORI                  5  6  6  5  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY                  C  F  F  E  E  D  D  C  D  D  D  E  F  B  B  C  C  E
CEILING                    1200   400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.48 27.44 27.48 27.61 27.68 27.82 27.88 27.82 27.71


Date          Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26
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       10      26       8      21       2      19       3      23
TEMP          18 10 24 20 14  9 19 14  7  3 18 14  7  3 20 15
DEWPT          8  3  9  8  5  0  4  1 -1 -3  4 -1 -3 -6  5  2
RH            64 73 52 59 67 66 51 55 69 75 53 50 63 65 51 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20       5       0       5      10      20
SNOW                          S                             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