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

VAZ012-260800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 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                 47          72          56          67          29
TEMP                49 48 48 50 62 69 71 66 63 61 58 58 64 65 60 52 47 39 32 29
DEWPT               33 34 37 41 46 50 52 51 51 52 52 53 53 52 48 43 37 30 25 20
MIN/MAX RH                   71          50          85          62          75
RH                  54 58 65 71 56 51 51 58 65 72 80 83 67 63 64 71 68 70 75 69
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             4  5  5  6 10 12 12  9 11 14 17 16 10  8  9  9  5  5  5  6
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           40 29 38 47 42 41 24 13 10 42 59 56 77 90100 92 74 55 33 36
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  7 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          10           0          70          40
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC NM NM SC SC         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1  1  1  3  3  2  1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW SW  W SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD           6  5  6  9 14 13 26 10  9 13 25 24 26 21 10  5            
DISPERSION          VP PR PR             PR FR GD GD             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  3  3  3 10 40 46 97  7  6 12 23 38 60 55 22  6            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  1  1  3  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None   500     0   100      
STA PRES            27.33 27.31 27.32 27.25 27.19 27.17 27.20 27.23            


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       51      25      59      36      64      45      73      51      78
TEMP          48 43 31 27 58 50 40 39 63 58 50 47 72 64 55 52 76 69
DEWPT         14 15 17 17 19 22 22 28 41 43 43 43 48 47 47 47 51 49
RH            25 32 56 65 22 33 48 64 44 57 77 86 42 54 74 83 42 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      20      20      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS 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