EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

VAZ018-240800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

Date           03/23/26      Tue 03/24/26            Wed 03/25/26            Thu
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          54          35          62          47
TEMP          49 43 38 34 31 31 39 50 54 46 40 37 36 37 47 58 62 54 50 48 48 49
DEWPT         31 25 22 21 19 17 15 15 15 17 19 20 21 23 26 29 30 30 31 33 36 40
MIN/MAX RH                   61          21          57          29          73
RH            50 49 52 58 61 56 37 24 21 31 42 50 54 56 43 33 30 40 48 56 63 71
WIND DIR      NW NW  N  N  N  N  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD      14 12 11  6  5  3  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  1  3  5  5  4  4  4  3  3
WIND GUST     34 33 26 19                               14 17 18 17 17 18 16 16
CLOUDS        SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     29 20 29 55 70 51 29 20 13 15 36 57 61 65 44 30 47 51 54 65 65 59
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT        3  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW  N  N  N  N  E SE  S SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD    26 27 25 17 11  5  2  3  5  6  5  3  3  2  6  9 11 12            
DISPERSION       FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           66 37 17 12  8  8  7 13 23  3  3  2  2  2 19 43 61  8            
MAX LVORI      1  1  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      D  D  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None 17700  None  None  None 15500  None  None  9200      
STA PRES            27.97 28.03 28.07 28.01 28.03 28.01 28.00 27.92            


Date           03/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26
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       73      58      69      33      53      31      59      38      65
TEMP          70 69 64 62 66 55 40 33 50 45 34 33 57 50 40 39 62 57
DEWPT         52 50 52 54 50 35 29 21 15 15 18 19 22 23 25 28 35 35
RH            53 51 65 75 56 47 64 61 24 29 51 56 25 34 55 64 36 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20      20      70      50      10       5      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS SC NM SC IS                              
SNOWSHWRS                          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