EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026

VAZ024-280800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
231 AM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026

Date           03/26/26      Fri 03/27/26            Sat 03/28/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 62          76          33          56          30
TEMP                      66 66 73 72 62 56 51 44 36 34 43 52 56 49 40 34 31 32
DEWPT                     54 55 58 57 55 49 43 32 23 19 18 17 15 17 19 20 20 21
MIN/MAX RH                   73          55          78          19          68
RH                        65 68 59 59 78 77 74 62 59 54 36 25 19 28 42 56 63 63
WIND DIR                   W SW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  N SE  S  S
WIND SPD                   5  5  5  4  4  2  4  6  6  5  6  6  4  2  1  1  1  2
WIND GUST                 19 17             14 20 21 19 17                     
CLOUDS                    B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 55 82 82 91 94 93 60 28 11  5  5  4  2  4  3  5  8 18
VSBY                      10 10  9  8  3  4  9  6 10 10 10  8  8  8 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          90          40           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         NM  O SC                                    
MIX HGT                    1  1  3  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  5  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  N  N  N  N NW NW  N  N NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD                11 17 21  4 11  8 13 13 10 19 20 17 14  4            
DISPERSION                PR             VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        8 26 55 11 19  4  9  6  5 60128117103  2            
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY                  E  D  D  D  D  F  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                   18000  2700  1400  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.36 28.40 28.48 28.63 28.77 28.92 28.93            


Date           03/29Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       63      43      69      52      81      56      85      59      82
TEMP          60 57 47 46 68 66 58 54 78 74 63 58 82 77 65 60 78 73
DEWPT         26 26 28 36 46 48 48 49 54 52 52 53 56 55 54 54 55 53
RH            27 30 47 68 45 52 69 83 43 46 67 83 41 47 68 81 45 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      20      10      20       5      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS          IS          SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                                    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