EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

NCZ006-282000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
301 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

Date             Sat 03/28/26            Sun 03/29/26            Mon 03/30/26
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                 56          33          64          48          75
TEMP          43 39 45 53 55 48 41 38 35 34 51 59 63 56 51 50 50 50 63 71 74 67
DEWPT         35 28 26 24 21 24 23 23 23 24 25 24 24 27 34 40 43 46 49 49 48 48
MAX/MIN RH                   26          65          22          86          40
RH            73 64 47 32 26 39 48 54 61 66 36 26 22 32 52 68 77 86 60 46 40 50
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD      10 10 10  9  5  1  1  1  1  2  4  6  6  3  4  5  5  5  8  9  9  3
WIND GUST     20 21 20                                        16    18 19      
CLOUDS        FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     18  6 11  5  4  7  3  6 11 23 19 21 14 34 28 46 53 40 30 30 22 17
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           5
MIX HGT        1  2  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  7 <1
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N NE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD    24 29 25 18 12  2  2  3  3  4 12 16 18  9  8  8  9 12 23 20 18  8
DISPERSION    FR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI           16 61 95 74 76  1  1  2  2  5 47 84 96  4  4  5  6 18 91 88 88  4
MAX LVORI      3  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      E  C  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  E  E  B  B  C  C  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.85 29.82 29.87 29.90 29.92 29.79 29.76 29.70 29.71 29.62


Date          Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26
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       55      81      61      84      57      70      51      64
TEMP          59 58 78 75 66 62 82 77 66 59 67 62 54 52 60 59
DEWPT         50 52 54 52 55 56 58 57 57 55 55 52 50 50 52 50
RH            72 80 43 45 68 81 44 50 73 87 65 70 86 93 75 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0      50      60      60      70      60
RAIN SHWRS                         SC NM SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                              SC IS 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