EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1202 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

NCZ003-252000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1202 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Date             Wed 03/25/26            Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26
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                 62          45          74          55          76
TEMP                   58 62 55 51 48 47 48 62 72 73 68 63 60 57 59 70 75 71 63
DEWPT                  32 33 34 35 36 38 40 46 52 54 54 53 53 53 54 56 57 54 49
MAX/MIN RH                   33          77          50          88          53
RH                     37 33 45 54 63 71 74 56 49 51 61 70 78 86 83 61 54 55 60
WIND DIR                S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                4  5  1  1  1  1  1  3  6  8  4  2  3  3  4  5  6  9  9
WIND GUST                                                        18 20 18 23 27
CLOUDS                 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)              39 62 76 48 40 33 26 22 27 25 21 11 36 38 40 54 69 79 97
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5  2
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  N
T WIND SPD              9 12 10  8  8  5  2  8 12 14 12  9  8  5 11 21 18 17 20
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    37 48  5  4  4  3  2 23 70 78  6  4  4  3 15 61 59 51 28
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  4  2  1  1  3  3  4  6  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               B  C  F  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  B  D  D  D  D
CEILING                   11400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2700
STA PRES                  28.29 28.26 28.22 28.21 28.14 28.09 28.04 28.08 28.08


Date          Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26
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       36      56      30      60      38      69      47      77
TEMP          47 37 54 50 36 31 56 53 42 41 65 63 52 50 75 70
DEWPT         37 23 18 19 19 20 22 24 26 31 43 45 44 45 51 50
RH            68 56 24 29 50 63 26 32 53 67 45 52 74 83 43 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40       0       0       0       0      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                           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