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

VAZ018-150900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026

Date           01/14/26      Thu 01/15/26            Fri 01/16/26            Sat
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                 17          26          18          42          30
TEMP             43 37 28 24 19 22 23 23 21 20 19 19 19 27 38 41 35 33 32 31 31
DEWPT            34 31 20 13  8  7  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  7 13 14 16 21 23 25
MIN/MAX RH                   77          43          56          27          77
RH               70 79 71 62 61 52 45 43 49 51 54 54 54 38 27 31 41 49 63 72 78
WIND DIR          W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD          8 10 17 18 17 16 14 14 16 14 11  8  5  4  6  6  4  4  4  3  3
WIND GUST              41 43 43 40 35 36 39 39 32 25 17 19 20 20 19 20 18 16 18
CLOUDS           OV OV SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)       100 89 48 40 55 52 68 59 45 22 15  9 13 52 60 68 53 68 69 68 70
VSBY              9  7  9  9  9 10  9 10 10  9 10 10 10  9  9  9 10  9 10 10   
POP 12HR                     40           5           0           5          30
FLURRIES               IS    IS IS IS IS                                       
RAIN                                                                          C
RAIN SHWRS       SC                                                            
SNOW                                                                    C  C  C
SPRINKLES           IS                                                         
MIX HGT           2  2  3  4  3  4  5  5  3  3  2  2 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  W  W  W  S SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD       21 31 34 34 35 34 31 34 37 35 26 20  8  6 18 18 10            
DISPERSION       PR FR GD GD             GD GD FR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI              24 35 46 46 88 91 92103 51 48 18 14  6 11 44 40  7            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  C  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              1700  None  2500  None  None  None  None  4300  3500      
STA PRES            27.31 27.37 27.43 27.45 27.53 27.60 27.63 27.63            


Date           01/17Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26
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       42      20      28      15      32      13      28      15      39
TEMP          41 33 26 20 27 20 17 16 30 26 20 14 26 19 17 15 35 31
DEWPT         26 20 15  9  8  4  4  4  8  7  7  4  1 -2 -1  0  6 12
RH            55 58 62 62 44 49 56 58 39 44 56 64 33 39 44 50 29 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      20      20       5       5      10       5       0       5
RAIN           C  S                                                
SNOW           C        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