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

NCZ001-252000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
631 AM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Date             Wed 03/25/26            Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26
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                 55          42          66          55          64
TEMP             35 45 53 52 48 46 44 44 47 55 63 65 61 58 59 58 58 60 62 56 50
DEWPT            22 27 29 31 31 32 34 37 42 46 49 49 50 50 50 51 52 52 52 49 44
MAX/MIN RH                   40          81          57          82          71
RH               59 49 39 44 51 58 68 76 83 72 60 56 67 75 72 77 80 75 70 77 80
WIND DIR         SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD          5  6 10 11 12 11 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 17 23 29 32 28 19 19 24
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        56 30 44 70 66 41 29 26 32 46 50 33 15 10 35 37 50 55 77 80 86
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           0          70
RAIN                                                                       L  C
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS NM      
MIX HGT          <1 <1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2  1
T WIND DIR        S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N NW
T WIND SPD        4  5  5 10  9  8  4  3  4 16 14 17  8  8 11 18 21 32 23 11 13
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             GD GD GD GD             GD
ADI               4  7 19 24  8  7  3  2  4 31 47 45  7  7 10 16 26 73 57 24 15
MAX LVORI         3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  3  1  1  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  4
STABILITY         C  B  C  D  D  D  E  E  C  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  8200  None  None  None  None  None  None   400   400
STA PRES            26.88 26.83 26.82 26.79 26.79 26.73 26.72 26.67 26.70 26.76


Date          Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26
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       30      47      29      51      37      56      45      65
TEMP          39 30 42 40 32 31 47 45 39 39 54 52 49 48 62 60
DEWPT         33 22 13 14 13 14 16 22 23 30 37 39 40 42 45 46
RH            79 72 30 34 45 49 28 40 52 70 52 61 71 80 54 60
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           30       0       0       5       5      10      10      20
RAIN           C                                             
RAIN SHWRS                                                 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