EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

VAZ018-262000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Date             Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26            Sat 03/28/26
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                 76          63          74          32          52
TEMP                65 73 75 68 66 65 64 65 71 71 64 54 49 42 35 32 41 49 51 44
DEWPT               51 54 53 51 51 52 53 54 57 57 55 47 40 30 21 18 18 15 14 15
MAX/MIN RH                   46          69          61          77          22
RH                  60 51 46 54 58 63 67 68 61 61 73 77 71 62 56 56 39 25 22 30
WIND DIR             W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  6  8  6  8  9 10 12 10  9  8  8 10 13 12 10  8  6  5  2
WIND GUST           21 21 24 25 27 29 34 37 33 26 26 28 33 36 35 31 25 21 18 13
CLOUDS              B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           64 67 32 14 11 54 67 64 73 92 92 88 69 44 22 11  4  3  1  2
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8  4  6  9  9 10 10  9  9  9  9
POP 12HR                     20          10          90          30           0
RAIN                 S                                C  C                     
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC  O  O                           
MIX HGT              2  3  4 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  2  1  2  3  2  3  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          19 20 25 11 12 11 11 19 29 18 12  8 13 31 31 28 23 23 23 18
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR FR             PR FR FR FR             VP
ADI                 35 53113  5  8 10 10 32 67 43 23  9 19 42 42 93108126123  8
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  2  2  3  3  1  1  3  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  B  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING              3100  None  None  5800  1900  1300   700  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.85 27.74 27.68 27.68 27.71 27.69 27.82 27.96 28.10 28.15


Date          Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
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       32      62      43      66      52      76      57      80
TEMP          34 33 59 54 46 45 62 60 55 54 74 68 60 58 78 71
DEWPT         17 18 22 22 24 34 46 46 47 48 53 49 50 51 55 53
RH            49 53 24 28 42 65 56 60 74 80 48 51 69 77 45 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5      30      20      40      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC 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