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

NCZ005-242000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

Date             Tue 03/24/26            Wed 03/25/26            Thu 03/26/26
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                 55          37          63          47          77
TEMP                43 51 55 49 43 41 39 38 51 61 63 58 52 51 49 49 63 74 77 71
DEWPT               20 18 18 20 22 24 27 28 29 27 27 30 33 35 38 41 47 49 50 50
MAX/MIN RH                   23          68          24          73          38
RH                  39 27 23 31 43 50 62 67 42 27 25 34 48 54 66 74 56 41 39 47
WIND DIR            NE NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             6  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  4  5  5  5  5  8 10 11  6
CLOUDS              SC SC CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           33 45  5 19 43 68 69 59 45 36 50 58 39 51 44 46 17 28 21 14
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           5           0           5
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD           9  5  3  2  4  3  2  4  9 11 16 14 13 13 12 12 14 17 23 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 37 28 17  1  2  2  1  5 30 51 75 10  6  9  8 13 34 69 96  5
MAX LVORI            1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E  F  E  E  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None 12300  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.67 29.60 29.61 29.60 29.58 29.49 29.45 29.41 29.38 29.28


Date          Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26
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       60      83      41      57      34      62      42      70
TEMP          66 62 81 67 49 41 55 51 39 35 59 55 46 43 66 63
DEWPT         52 54 54 48 40 30 19 19 21 23 22 26 30 33 36 38
RH            61 75 39 50 71 65 24 28 48 61 24 32 53 67 33 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0      40      60       5       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM SC                              

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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