EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

NCZ001-260800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Date           03/25/26      Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26            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
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 45          64          51          58          30
TEMP                46 46 47 48 53 61 63 61 59 57 53 52 54 57 54 48 46 38 33 31
DEWPT               32 35 38 42 46 48 49 49 49 48 50 51 52 51 48 44 39 33 27 20
MIN/MAX RH                   80          60          98          80          86
RH                  58 65 71 80 77 62 60 65 69 72 89 96 93 80 80 86 76 82 78 63
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  6  8  9 11 12 13 10 11 17 24 27 21 14 16 18 26 26 26 27
WIND GUST                       23 23             35 39 35 29 27 31            
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           49 32 35 37 38 39 27 20 13 34 40 42 61 77 81 96 79 62 32 36
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          10           0          50          30
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC SC SC SC         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  N            
T WIND SPD          10  5  5  8 13 20 18  8  8 11 18 23 28 23 21 18            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             FR FR GD GD             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                  7  3  4  6 35 72 70  5  5 10 16 30 60 54 51 21            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  4  3  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY            E  F  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  6000   400   400      
STA PRES            26.80 26.77 26.78 26.72 26.68 26.64 26.67 26.68            


Date           03/28Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       44      28      49      35      57      45      65      49      68
TEMP          41 41 32 29 46 44 38 39 53 52 48 49 62 60 54 53 65 63
DEWPT         13 14 13 16 18 20 22 29 39 41 41 43 46 46 45 47 49 48
RH            31 33 45 58 32 38 52 67 59 66 77 80 56 60 71 80 56 58
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      20      10      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS          IS    IS IS SC

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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