EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

VAZ018-290800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

Date           03/28/26      Sun 03/29/26            Mon 03/30/26            Tue
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                 29          63          44          72          54
TEMP                35 32 29 31 48 60 62 52 48 46 45 47 61 69 70 64 60 57 55 55
DEWPT               16 16 17 19 23 25 24 23 24 28 32 35 42 44 47 46 49 48 48 47
MIN/MAX RH                   60          23          65          41          79
RH                  45 51 60 61 37 26 23 32 39 49 60 63 49 40 44 52 67 72 77 74
WIND DIR             N SE SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             1  1  1  3  5  6  8  6  5  5  4  4  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  4
WIND GUST                       19 20 21 20 19 20 18 16 20 19 19 17 18 18 18 17
CLOUDS              CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            4 10 28 31 17 22 35 30 40 42 36 52 47 61 64 42 26 19 16 14
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           5
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3  1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD           2  1  2  4 13 13 16 17 13 11 10  4  9 13 12  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR VP             PR PR PR VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  5 38 72 86  8  6  8  5  5 32 41 32  5            
MAX LVORI            2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  E  F  D  B  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1700  None      
STA PRES            28.18 28.18 28.18 28.09 28.07 28.02 28.02 27.97            


Date           03/31Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26
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       81      59      79      54      62      50      60      53      68
TEMP          78 72 62 61 76 68 59 55 61 56 51 50 60 54 53 53 65 61
DEWPT         51 50 51 52 56 53 53 51 50 47 45 46 50 48 48 49 53 50
RH            39 46 67 72 50 59 80 86 67 72 80 86 69 80 83 86 65 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       5      80      70      70      70      70      50      60
RAIN SHWRS                SC  O NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC NM
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