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

VAZ018-260800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Date           03/25/26      Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26            Sat
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                 46          72          60          68          33
TEMP                51 48 48 49 60 69 71 66 64 63 61 61 66 66 61 52 47 40 36 33
DEWPT               32 33 35 39 46 51 52 52 52 52 53 54 54 53 49 42 36 30 24 18
MIN/MAX RH                   70          52          77          62          68
RH                  48 56 60 68 60 53 51 61 65 67 75 78 65 63 65 69 65 67 61 53
WIND DIR             S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  6  6  6  6  9 10  9  9 11 13 13  9  8  9  9  9  9  9 10
WIND GUST           17 18 17 18 21 23 24 23 27 29 35 36 32 26 26 27 27 28 28 31
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           51 29 35 41 55 60 36 15 12 53 67 70 76 96100 87 61 35  8 15
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6  9  9  9  9  9   
POP 12HR                      0          20           5          70          30
RAIN SHWRS                      IS                   SC SC NM NM SC SC         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4  3  2            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W            
T WIND SPD          10  5  4  4 13 16 21 10 11 10 13 23 32 20 14  9            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR PR FR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  7  3  2  5 26 44 81  7  8  9 12 40 80 56 34 10            
MAX LVORI            2  2  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            E  F  F  B  D  D  C  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 15800  1400  1400     0      
STA PRES            27.88 27.83 27.83 27.75 27.69 27.66 27.70 27.75            


Date           03/28Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
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       52      31      59      39      66      50      74      55      79
TEMP          49 45 34 33 57 51 42 42 64 60 53 52 73 67 59 56 76 71
DEWPT         16 15 17 19 21 22 23 30 43 44 44 45 51 48 48 48 53 51
RH            26 29 49 56 24 32 46 62 46 55 71 77 46 50 67 74 45 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5      20      20      30      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC 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