EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

NCZ005-262000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
1201 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Date             Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26            Sat 03/28/26
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                 79          61          84          38          56
TEMP                   77 79 74 69 66 63 63 76 83 80 64 56 50 42 38 45 53 56 50
DEWPT                  52 52 51 53 54 54 55 58 57 56 54 49 42 31 24 20 18 16 18
MAX/MIN RH                   39          78          40          79          20
RH                     42 39 44 57 65 72 75 54 41 44 70 77 74 65 57 36 25 20 28
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD               10 12  9 11 11 10  9 10 10 11 10 10 11 12 12 11 10  8  3
WIND GUST                          21                         23 23            
CLOUDS                 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              36 29  7  3 25 22 40 41 47 73 97 79 50 18 13  6  3  3  4
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  4  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0          60          70           0
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC NM NM                     
TSTMS                                             IS                           
MIX HGT                 5  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6  2  1  2  1  2  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
T WIND SPD             17 20 10 12 21 19 14 19 21 14 19 16 20 17 21 18 18 14  6
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR FR             FR FR FR FR             VP
ADI                    71 96  7  8 15 13 11 69 98 51 22 14 28 15 57 67 75 80  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  3  4  1  1  1  3  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               C  C  E  E  E  E  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  2600   500  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.28 29.22 29.19 29.23 29.21 29.40 29.57 29.74 29.74


Date          Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
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       33      62      46      73      54      80      58      83
TEMP          37 34 59 56 49 49 71 68 59 56 78 74 65 59 81 76
DEWPT         20 20 19 23 35 43 46 45 47 49 52 51 51 53 55 53
RH            50 56 21 27 58 80 41 43 64 77 40 44 60 80 41 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       5      10       5      20
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