EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

NCZ003-250800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
501 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

Date           03/24/26      Wed 03/25/26            Thu 03/26/26            Fri
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                 35          61          45          74          58
TEMP             46 42 38 36 36 48 59 61 55 50 47 46 48 61 70 72 68 62 60 59 60
DEWPT            21 22 22 24 26 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 40 47 51 52 52 52 53 53 53
MIN/MAX RH                   68          33          74          48          81
RH               37 44 52 61 67 49 34 33 43 54 65 71 74 60 51 49 57 70 78 80 78
WIND DIR         SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD          1  1  1  1  1  2  4  5  2  2  1  1  1  3  5  8  3  2  2  3  4
WIND GUST                                                                 14 18
CLOUDS           FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        21 46 56 62 56 27 50 63 75 59 43 37 31 43 41 30 17 10 41 34 43
VSBY             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           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  1            
T WIND DIR       SE  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD        4  3  2  1  1  6 10 10 11 10  6  4  2 10 14 17 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  2  1  1  1 20 44 28  5  5  3  2  2 32 79 97  6            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  3  3  2  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  F  F  F  B  B  B  D  F  F  F  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None 13200  None  3500  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.39 28.37 28.37 28.30 28.27 28.23 28.22 28.14            


Date           03/27Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26
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       80      36      58      30      62      39      69      46      74
TEMP          77 65 46 37 55 51 36 33 60 55 43 41 67 63 52 48 72 68
DEWPT         56 49 36 23 17 19 20 19 23 27 26 30 39 44 43 42 48 49
RH            48 56 68 56 22 28 52 56 24 34 51 65 36 50 71 80 42 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           50      40       5       5       5       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS       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