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

VAZ024-260800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
131 AM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Date           03/24/26      Wed 03/25/26            Thu 03/26/26            Fri
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                 36          63          47          76          62
TEMP                   39 36 37 49 60 63 55 52 48 47 49 62 71 74 69 63 65 64 64
DEWPT                  20 23 24 28 29 29 30 31 32 34 37 44 49 51 51 52 53 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                   61          27          64          43          75
RH                     46 59 59 44 31 27 38 44 54 60 63 52 46 44 53 67 65 73 73
WIND DIR               SE  N  E  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD                1  0  1  2  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  3  8 10  5  4  3  4  5
WIND GUST                                                        16 16 13 17 18
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              61 51 65 35 57 59 60 42 30 32 32 46 60 42 27 18 57 69 72
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8  8  8  8  8   
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          20          20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS IS       IS IS SC
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  1            
T WIND DIR              S  W  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD              3  1  4 10 10 13 10 10  6  4  2 11 17 23 10            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  1  5 36 49 53  5  5  3  2  2 24 38 81  5            
MAX LVORI               2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  B  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.78 28.76 28.67 28.63 28.59 28.57 28.46            


Date           03/27Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26
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       76      36      57      31      63      39      71      46      75
TEMP          72 60 45 37 54 50 36 33 60 55 43 41 69 64 53 48 73 68
DEWPT         56 44 35 22 16 18 21 21 23 27 28 30 37 43 43 42 47 47
RH            57 55 68 54 22 28 54 61 24 34 55 65 31 46 69 80 40 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           70      30       0       5       5       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    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