EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

NCZ005-260800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Date           03/25/26      Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26            Sat
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                 47          78          60          80          41
TEMP          65 56 52 50 49 50 63 75 77 72 68 65 61 62 72 79 75 66 57 49 44 42
DEWPT         28 30 32 35 38 42 47 51 52 52 53 54 55 55 56 56 54 51 46 40 35 26
MIN/MAX RH                   74          42          81          44          75
RH            25 37 46 56 66 74 56 43 42 49 59 68 81 78 57 45 48 58 67 71 70 53
WIND DIR       S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       5  2  2  4  4  5  9 10 10  6  6  9  6  5  8  8  8 11 10 10 10 11
WIND GUST                             21    19 20 19 18 19 18 21          20   
CLOUDS        B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     59 65 29 33 27 21 32 18 25 15 11 28 36 49 46 61 80100 76 52 38 10
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9   
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          40          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC IS IS   
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7  1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD    11  9  5  8  8  8 18 14 18  9 10 12 11  9 19 16 14 17            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR FR FR FR   
ADI           42  4  3  4  4  8 44 58 82  4  5  8  5 10 79 53 53 19            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  G  F  F  B  C  C  C  F  F  E  F  B  B  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3300  2600      
STA PRES            29.45 29.41 29.40 29.29 29.24 29.20 29.23 29.21            


Date           03/28Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
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       57      33      60      41      70      51      78      56      81
TEMP          54 52 39 36 58 55 45 44 66 64 57 53 76 72 62 58 78 75
DEWPT         19 17 19 22 19 22 28 35 41 42 45 47 49 49 49 51 53 51
RH            25 25 44 56 22 27 51 70 40 45 64 80 39 44 62 77 42 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0      10       5      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS    IS IS 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