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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

VAZ024-122000-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

Date             Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26
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                 50          30          59          41          64
TEMP                   45 48 42 38 33 31 31 45 55 58 56 52 48 44 41 52 62 64 57
DEWPT                  30 22 20 21 21 22 23 25 28 31 33 33 33 32 30 30 28 31 34
MAX/MIN RH                   35          71          34          65          27
RH                     55 35 41 50 61 69 72 45 35 36 42 48 56 62 65 43 27 29 42
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE
WIND SPD                6  9  4  2  1  2  2 10 13 12  6  5  4  3  2  3  4  3  2
WIND GUST              18 21 17             23 29 29 25 21 18 13               
CLOUDS                 B2 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)              79  4  4  2 13 36 35 31 15  6  6  9 12 24 47 58 57 52 47
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10  8  8  8
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT                 4  8  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6  2  2 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR              N NW NW NW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W SW  E
T WIND SPD             25 28 10  4  2  3  5 25 28 31 11  8  6  6 11 14  9  6  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                    95140  5  2  1  2  7 82118139  5  4  3  3 12 56 52 47  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               C  C  F  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  F  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.52 28.63 28.63 28.56 28.38 28.42 28.50 28.61 28.64


Date          Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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       40      61      53      68      26      41      22      48
TEMP          46 41 58 59 54 58 64 48 33 26 39 36 27 23 44 42
DEWPT         34 35 45 48 53 57 53 29 15  9  7  4  6  9 10 18
RH            63 79 62 67 96 96 67 47 47 48 26 25 40 54 24 37
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR            0      20      70      90      20       5       0       5
RAIN SHWRS             IS NM NM  O NM IS                     
SNOWSHWRS                             IS                     

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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
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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