EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

NCZ005-230800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
801 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

Date           03/22/26      Mon 03/23/26            Tue 03/24/26            Wed
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                 64          74          37          56          37
TEMP                72 68 66 64 71 73 68 57 50 45 40 38 47 52 55 49 46 43 41 38
DEWPT               52 52 56 55 52 41 31 25 24 23 24 23 21 19 18 20 23 25 28 30
MIN/MAX RH                   72          25          56          23          72
RH                  49 57 70 73 51 31 25 29 36 41 52 54 35 27 23 31 40 49 59 73
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD             8  8  9  9 12 13 14 10 10  6  5  5  5  5  4  2  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST                          24                                          
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           28 30 34 67 38 10 10 16 37 42 39 30 27 24 34 43 50 57 43 29
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  4  2 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  N NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E SE            
T WIND SPD          10 11  9  9 27 23 24 25 23 12 12 14  9  5  4  5            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  7  8  6 11 99 66 69 17 15  8  6 34 38 27 22  3            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2            
STABILITY            E  E  E  D  C  D  D  E  E  E  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.03 28.99 29.13 29.32 29.50 29.60 29.66 29.60            


Date           03/25Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26
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       67      48      78      60      79      39      57      33      62
TEMP          61 63 54 51 76 73 65 62 77 66 48 40 54 51 39 35 59 55
DEWPT         34 38 42 46 50 50 52 54 53 45 36 30 23 21 22 24 25 28
RH            36 39 64 83 40 44 63 75 43 47 63 67 30 30 50 64 27 35
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      10      10      40      50      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC 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