EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
203 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

WVZ043-010900-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
203 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

Date           01/31/26      Sun 02/01/26            Mon 02/02/26            Tue
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                  2          15           3          28          18
TEMP          12  9  7  6  4  2  6 12 15 11 10  8  5  3 14 25 27 21 20 21 22 23
DEWPT          3  2  1  2  0 -2  1  4  5  5  4  4  3  2  7  9 11 12 15 18 20 21
MIN/MAX RH                   84          62          96          47          93
RH            66 72 76 83 83 83 79 70 64 76 76 83 91 95 73 50 50 68 81 88 92 92
WIND DIR       N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       9  9  9  9 10 10 11 13 11  6  5  5  4  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  5  5
WIND GUST     20 20 20 20 23 24 26 27 25 19 16                                 
CLOUDS        OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     90 89 73 75 82 72 46 48 20 37 26 25 23 21 18 33 27 55 61 74 85 85
VSBY           6  8  9 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           5           5
Obvis                     BS BS                                                
MIX HGT        2  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    18 23 26 27 29 28 29 26 24 19 17 13 11  6  5 10 10 12            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR FR             PR PR PR VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI           37 26 30 31 27 41 78 77 69  9  8  6  5  7  9 32 40  8            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  3  4  4  6  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              3300  1400  None  None  None  None  None  None  2300      
STA PRES            27.61 27.58 27.63 27.63 27.67 27.69 27.70 27.66            


Date           02/03Wed 02/04/26Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26
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       36      25      29      13      26      15      35      18      24
TEMP          34 32 31 26 28 24 18 13 23 21 16 18 33 33 29 19 23 21
DEWPT         26 29 29 26 23 17 13 10 12 11 11 12 23 26 24 17 13 11
RH            72 88 92100 81 74 80 87 62 65 80 77 66 75 81 92 65 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      70      40      20       5      10      40      50      10
RAIN              S                                                
SNOW              S  L  L  C  C  S                 C  C  C  C      

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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