EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

NCZ003-262000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1201 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Date             Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26            Sat 03/28/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 78          55          79          33          57
TEMP                   75 77 72 64 61 58 58 74 78 75 63 53 44 37 33 43 53 56 49
DEWPT                  54 54 54 54 53 52 53 58 58 58 53 44 34 26 21 19 17 16 19
MAX/MIN RH                   45          87          50          72          21
RH                     48 45 53 70 75 80 83 57 50 55 70 71 68 64 61 38 24 20 30
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                5  5  2  2  2  2  2  5  6  8  8 10 11 10 10  8  6  4  1
WIND GUST                    12          12 17 17 20 26 32 33 33 27 21         
CLOUDS                 SC SC FW CL SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              27 30 16  4 34 27 39 63 56 85 94 79 44 26 14  4  4  3  4
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5          70          40           0
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC SC                     
MIX HGT                 5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD             13 16 10 14 10  8 13 21 20 19 17 25 25 24 27 23 21 19 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR FR FR FR             VP
ADI                    80106  5  7  5  4 16 60 63 50 19 34 34 16 86115127111  5
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  G  B  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  2300  8700  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.13 28.07 28.03 28.07 28.07 28.22 28.35 28.51 28.51


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

MIN/MAX TEMP       31      61      41      72      50      78      53      81
TEMP          34 32 57 55 45 44 69 66 54 52 76 71 60 54 79 74
DEWPT         19 20 21 24 28 37 47 48 47 49 54 53 51 52 55 54
RH            54 61 24 30 51 76 45 52 77 89 46 53 72 93 44 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      10      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                     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