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

NCZ006-252000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
932 AM 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                 66          48          78          60          80
TEMP                51 61 66 56 52 50 49 50 64 75 77 72 67 64 61 63 73 79 76 66
DEWPT               31 29 28 31 34 37 40 44 48 52 53 53 53 54 55 55 56 56 54 51
MAX/MIN RH                   24          79          43          81          45
RH                  46 29 24 38 50 61 71 80 56 45 43 51 61 70 81 75 55 45 46 58
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  N
WIND SPD             3  4  5  1  1  3  4  4  9 10 11  5  5  8  5  4  6  8  6 11
WIND GUST                                            16 19 19 19 17 18 18 19   
CLOUDS              SC FW B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)           38 18 51 76 35 35 30 25 23 17 29 18 15 21 44 48 36 60 81100
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC NM
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1  1 <1  4  7  6  2
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  N NE
T WIND SPD           4  4 10  4  5  5  5  9 23 23 21 11 11 11 11  9 20 18 24 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR
ADI                 14 21 50  2  3  3  3 10 67 92 92  5  8  8  5 11 98 63 79 17
MAX LVORI            2  2  1  2  2  3  3  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  B  C  C  F  E  E  F  B  B  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3600
STA PRES                  29.62 29.59 29.55 29.53 29.42 29.40 29.34 29.35 29.45


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       41      59      33      64      42      70      52      79
TEMP          48 41 55 52 38 35 60 56 46 44 68 65 57 53 77 73
DEWPT         42 30 19 17 19 21 19 26 29 35 41 43 43 45 49 49
RH            80 65 24 25 46 56 20 31 51 70 37 45 59 74 37 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60       5       0       0       5       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    NM 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