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

VAZ018-272000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026

Date             Fri 03/27/26            Sat 03/28/26            Sun 03/29/26
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                 71          31          52          31          62
TEMP                69 68 60 51 45 39 32 32 40 48 52 44 37 34 32 32 49 60 62 54
DEWPT               57 55 52 44 36 28 18 17 17 16 14 15 16 16 17 19 22 24 24 23
MAX/MIN RH                   63          77          22          58          23
RH                  66 63 75 77 70 64 56 53 39 27 22 30 42 47 53 58 34 25 23 30
WIND DIR             W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             9  6  6  6 10 13 12 10  8  6  5  2  1  1  1  2  5  6  6  5
WIND GUST           28 20 21 26 32 36 35 31 27 21 18                19 21 21 20
CLOUDS              B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           82 90 93 87 45 38 17 16  5  5  3  4  3  3 11 20 38 30 40 43
VSBY                10  8  6  8 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10  9 10  9  9
POP 12HR                     90          30           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS              O  O SC                                                
MIX HGT              3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N SE SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          21 10  9 12 17 23 27 26 20 18 17 12  2  0  1  2 16 17 20 17
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 50 21 15  8 19 31 37 85101104100  6  1  0  1  2 43 88111 12
MAX LVORI            1  2  4  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  D  D  D  C  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  E
CEILING              1400  1000  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.70 27.81 27.93 28.03 28.16 28.17 28.20 28.21 28.20 28.08


Date          Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26
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       44      67      54      78      58      82      59      79
TEMP          47 47 66 63 56 55 76 70 61 59 79 72 64 60 76 69
DEWPT         27 35 46 46 47 48 53 49 50 51 54 52 52 53 54 51
RH            45 63 48 54 72 77 45 47 67 75 42 49 65 78 46 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      30      20      30       5      40      30      40
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC IS    IS SC          SC SC 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