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

VAZ024-282000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
932 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                 57          31          64          45          74
TEMP                43 51 56 47 40 35 33 33 49 59 63 55 51 49 47 47 61 70 73 66
DEWPT               19 18 16 18 19 19 20 22 25 27 26 25 27 30 33 37 44 47 48 48
MAX/MIN RH                   21          64          24          69          40
RH                  38 27 20 31 42 52 58 63 39 29 24 31 39 48 58 68 53 44 41 52
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N NE  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD             8  6  5  2  1  1  1  1  5  8  8  4  3  3  2  2  4  6  5  3
WIND GUST                                   16 19 20 17 14             17 16   
CLOUDS              FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            6  4  4  4  6  8 24 29 22 30 37 44 36 48 36 54 38 59 63 55
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           0           5          10
MIX HGT              5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5  2  1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1
T WIND DIR           N NW NW NW NW  N  N SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD          18 14 11  3  2  2  1  2 17 17 20  9  9  6  5  4 11 12 11  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                109 97 78  2  1  1  1  2 68 90116  6  4  3  3  4 45 42 35  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  E  G  F  G  C  B  D  D  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3400
STA PRES                  28.91 28.95 28.96 28.95 28.83 28.80 28.76 28.76 28.70


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       52      83      58      82      53      63      47      60
TEMP          58 55 80 76 64 61 79 74 62 55 61 57 50 48 57 57
DEWPT         48 48 53 52 53 54 57 56 54 52 51 46 45 45 49 47
RH            69 77 39 43 67 78 47 53 75 90 70 67 83 89 75 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       5       5      70      60      60      60      70
RAIN SHWRS                      SC NM NM SC NM NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                           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