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

NCZ003-282000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
301 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                 56          32          61          44          72
TEMP          37 34 43 52 55 47 40 35 33 34 48 57 60 54 49 46 45 46 59 68 70 65
DEWPT         27 22 19 13 10 16 17 17 19 21 24 23 22 24 29 33 37 40 46 49 49 49
MAX/MIN RH                   16          59          23          80          46
RH            67 61 38 21 16 28 39 47 56 58 39 27 23 31 46 60 73 79 62 51 47 56
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD      10 10 10  8  4  1  1  0  0  1  5  8  6  3  2  2  2  1  3  5  5  3
WIND GUST     33 32 24 18                         18                           
CLOUDS        SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     42 40 15  4  4  5  5  8 16 30 10  9 27 39 39 42 52 36 30 38 45 24
VSBY          10 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           5           5
MIX HGT        3  2  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1  1  1 <1 <1  3  5  6  1
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD    32 29 25 20 14  5  2  0  3  4 16 19 18 10 11  8  5  4 10 11 13 11
DISPERSION    FR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI           43 77 83107 84  3  1  0  2  4 60 97 96  5  5  4  3  5 36 67 90  5
MAX LVORI      1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      D  C  C  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  A  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.51 28.50 28.54 28.56 28.58 28.47 28.45 28.39 28.40 28.33


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       50      79      56      80      55      67      49      62
TEMP          55 52 76 73 61 58 77 73 61 57 63 61 53 50 60 59
DEWPT         48 48 54 53 53 54 58 57 56 54 55 52 49 49 52 50
RH            77 86 46 49 75 86 52 57 84 90 75 72 86 96 75 72
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 OV 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