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

NCZ001-282000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
631 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

Date             Sat 03/28/26            Sun 03/29/26            Mon 03/30/26
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                 44          30          49          41          59
TEMP             26 31 40 43 37 33 31 31 32 40 47 48 43 42 42 43 44 51 57 57 54
DEWPT            14 11  5  2  8 10 13 14 15 15 15 16 18 26 31 35 37 40 44 44 44
MAX/MIN RH                   18          51          26          77          60
RH               60 43 23 18 29 38 47 49 49 36 27 27 36 53 65 73 76 66 62 62 69
WIND DIR         NW  N  N  N NE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD         34 21 13 11  8  6  9 10 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 12 11 12 12
CLOUDS           FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        13  4  6  4  4  5  7 15 24  9 11 29 43 41 38 58 49 38 64 51 31
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           5
MIX HGT           1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR        N  N  N  N  N  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       35 27 21 12  2  2  5  6  6 17 17 17 13 14  6  5  5 16 10 10 12
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR FR             GD GD GD FR             FR
ADI              52 50 51 41  2  1  4  5  5 27 36 36 12 13  6  5  4 50 28 29 11
MAX LVORI         1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  1  2  2  3
STABILITY         D  D  D  C  E  F  E  E  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.01 27.01 27.04 27.04 27.06 26.98 26.95 26.91 26.92 26.87


Date          Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26
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       48      66      52      67      52      58      47      53
TEMP          50 50 64 61 55 54 64 61 56 54 55 54 51 49 50 51
DEWPT         44 44 47 48 49 50 51 50 52 52 52 47 47 46 49 46
RH            80 80 54 62 80 86 63 67 86 93 90 77 86 89 96 83
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0      10       5      70      60      70      70      70
RAIN SHWRS                      SC NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                           SC SC 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