EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

VAZ024-232000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
101 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

Date             Mon 03/23/26            Tue 03/24/26            Wed 03/25/26
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                 70          32          56          36          63
TEMP                   66 59 50 43 38 34 33 43 53 56 47 41 38 37 39 49 59 63 55
DEWPT                  42 32 26 22 20 19 18 17 16 17 19 20 21 23 25 26 28 29 30
MAX/MIN RH                   36          55          21          58          27
RH                     42 36 39 43 48 54 53 35 23 21 32 42 50 56 57 40 30 27 38
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD               10 12 10  9  5  4  3  3  3  4  2  1  1  1  1  3  6  5  3
WIND GUST              26 25 23                                           16   
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              21 14 12 21 49 59 43 30 22 13 17 38 58 60 62 35 23 46 58
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT                 4  5  3  2  2  1  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5  2
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD             25 24 27 23 12 10  9  3  2  4  4  3  3  3  2 11 11 12  9
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    99 97 19 15  8  7 20 14 11 22  2  2  2  2  2 42 55 67  4
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               C  C  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None 11700  None  None
STA PRES                  28.55 28.73 28.80 28.85 28.78 28.80 28.78 28.77 28.67


Date          Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26
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       46      76      59      74      35      57      31      62
TEMP          48 47 73 71 64 62 70 59 43 35 54 49 34 32 59 53
DEWPT         33 39 51 51 53 54 50 40 31 22 16 17 19 20 23 25
RH            56 74 46 49 67 75 49 49 62 59 22 28 54 61 25 33
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0      10      20      60      40       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM 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