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

VAZ018-130900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

Date           01/12/26      Tue 01/13/26            Wed 01/14/26            Thu
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                 29          54          38          50          22
TEMP                31 30 30 30 41 52 52 44 42 41 40 39 44 49 46 42 39 33 27 23
DEWPT               16 17 15 16 22 26 28 25 24 26 28 29 33 36 36 35 32 24 16 11
MIN/MAX RH                   57          37          66          60          78
RH                  53 58 53 55 46 36 39 47 48 55 62 67 65 61 68 76 76 69 63 59
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  3  3  3  3  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  5  6  5  5  8 10 12 14
WIND GUST           16 16 14 13 14 17 18 21 23 21 21 20 20 19 20 21 27 32 39 41
CLOUDS              CL SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            5 28 31 16 31  7 20 11 20 39 44 64 78 86 92 89 80 77 62 57
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  7  6  3  5 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          40          60
RAIN                                                     S  C  C  C  L         
SNOW                                                                    C  C  S
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           6  6  5  5 10 14  9  9 10 10  9  8 12 13 19 23            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR PR FR FR   
ADI                  3  3  3  6 13 41 21  4  5  5  6  9 19 34 45 15            
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  2  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  4            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  4600  1000  1000      
STA PRES            27.92 27.88 27.82 27.64 27.55 27.48 27.44 27.39            


Date           01/15Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
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       27      15      34      24      39      18      30      14      31
TEMP          26 21 19 16 30 28 27 26 37 29 24 19 26 21 18 16 29 24
DEWPT          6  3  4  5  5 13 16 18 20 21 11 10  7  9  5  4  8 12
RH            42 45 51 61 34 53 63 71 50 72 57 67 44 59 56 58 40 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      10      10      20      30      20      20      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                            SC IS                        
SNOW           S                                                   
SNOWSHWRS                          IS SC IS IS IS IS IS            

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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