EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

NCZ003-242000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

Date             Tue 03/24/26            Wed 03/25/26            Thu 03/26/26
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                 54          36          62          44          74
TEMP                42 51 54 49 43 40 38 37 49 59 62 57 52 48 46 46 60 71 74 70
DEWPT               18 18 18 19 21 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 33 35 36 38 44 48 50 51
MAX/MIN RH                   24          64          29          75          43
RH                  37 27 24 30 41 52 59 64 44 32 30 37 48 60 68 73 55 44 43 51
WIND DIR            NE  E  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             5  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  5  5  4  4  3  5  8  9  9
CLOUDS              SC SC CL FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           43 31  5 15 51 65 73 60 46 39 55 52 54 52 46 34 19 36 29 15
VSBY                10 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           5
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  6 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E SE  E SE  S SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD           8  5  4  2  2  1  1  1  9 10 11 13  9  9  8  6  8 14 18 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP             PR
ADI                 32 27 22  1  1  1  1  1 28 43 31  9  6  6  5  7 15 55 83  8
MAX LVORI            1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  D  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None 10700  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.33 29.25 29.27 29.26 29.24 29.16 29.13 29.08 29.05 28.96


Date          Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26
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       57      80      39      57      33      60      40      67
TEMP          61 58 78 66 48 40 54 50 38 35 57 54 44 42 64 61
DEWPT         52 52 54 48 39 28 19 20 21 21 22 26 29 32 37 39
RH            72 80 43 52 71 62 25 30 50 56 25 34 55 67 37 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0      40      60      10       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM 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