EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

NCZ003-150800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
402 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

Date           03/14/26      Sun 03/15/26            Mon 03/16/26            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                 42          63          58          61          22
TEMP          68 61 52 48 44 43 51 57 61 60 60 60 60 60 60 56 50 40 32 28 25 23
DEWPT         35 38 37 36 37 37 44 47 49 52 53 55 56 56 57 50 40 28 19 14 12 10
MIN/MAX RH                   84          61          88          58          71
RH            29 42 56 63 76 79 77 69 65 75 78 84 87 87 90 80 68 62 58 55 57 57
WIND DIR      SE SE  E NE  E NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD       2  1  1  1  1  1  2  5  5  4  4  6  9 10 10 10 11 11 10  8  6  6
WIND GUST                             17 16 18 21 28 29 26 23 28 32 32 27 24 20
CLOUDS        SC FW CL FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     27 12  4  6 26 71 81 91 98100 96 99 99100100 92 85 62 40 43 30 22
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  1  4  7  8 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          40          90         100          20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC  O  O  O  O  O  O  O  O               
SNOWSHWRS                                                        IS IS         
TSTMS                                    IS          IS IS IS                  
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  1  2  2  3  3  4  2  2  3            
T WIND DIR     S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD     8  4  6  6  6  8  8 11 10  8  8 13 16 14 14 13 21 27            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             FR FR PR PR   
ADI           45  2  3  3  3  6 20 29 29  9  5  9 22 34 39 26 46 37            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  4  4  3  3  2  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  1  1            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  C  C  D  D  D  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  1800   500   400   200   100  2600  None      
STA PRES            28.25 28.23 28.21 28.07 27.92 27.77 27.70 27.73            


Date           03/17Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26
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       39      19      44      27      61      36      69      44      71
TEMP          37 32 24 22 42 40 32 30 58 53 42 39 67 61 50 46 68 62
DEWPT          9  9 11 12 12 20 22 23 34 37 36 36 43 43 41 42 45 40
RH            31 37 57 65 29 44 66 75 40 54 79 89 42 51 71 86 43 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5       0       5      10       5       5

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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