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

NCZ003-282000-
RAWS 310302
36.35N  80.48W Elev. 1076 ft
932 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          33          60          45          71
TEMP                44 53 55 49 42 38 35 34 48 56 59 54 50 47 47 47 59 68 70 65
DEWPT               18 14 13 14 19 21 22 22 22 20 19 24 31 35 39 41 46 47 47 47
MAX/MIN RH                   18          61          21          82          43
RH                  35 21 18 24 39 50 59 61 35 24 21 31 48 63 74 79 62 47 44 52
WIND DIR             N  N  N NE  E SE  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD            11 10  8  4  3  2  2  2  6  9 10  8  8  8  8  6  9  9  9  9
WIND GUST           21                         19                      19      
CLOUDS              FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)            7  3  4  5  5  7 11 16  9 11 25 33 43 40 58 37 36 39 38 22
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           5
MIX HGT              3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1  1 <1  3  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  E  E SW  W SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          20 17 11  2  1  1  2  2 13 16 18  8  8  6  5  5 13 18 16 17
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 72 69 69  1  1  1  1  2 49 61 73  5  7  5  5  7 43 81 77 12
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  C  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  E  D  E  D  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.37 29.42 29.45 29.47 29.35 29.32 29.27 29.27 29.19


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       52      79      59      80      56      66      50      60
TEMP          57 54 75 73 64 60 77 73 63 58 64 60 54 51 57 58
DEWPT         48 49 53 51 54 55 57 55 57 54 53 51 49 49 51 49
RH            72 83 46 46 70 84 50 53 81 86 67 72 83 93 80 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       5       5      60      60      60      70      60
RAIN SHWRS                      IS NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                           IS 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