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

NCZ005-282000-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 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          34          63          48          74
TEMP                45 52 55 48 41 38 36 36 50 59 61 55 51 50 50 50 61 70 73 66
DEWPT               22 21 19 20 21 23 23 23 24 23 22 26 33 39 43 44 48 48 47 46
MAX/MIN RH                   23          62          21          81          40
RH                  40 29 24 33 44 54 59 59 36 25 22 32 50 66 77 80 62 45 40 48
WIND DIR             N  N  N NE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
WIND SPD            12 10  8  2  2  2  2  2  6 10 10  5  6  8  9  8 10 11 11  6
CLOUDS              FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           12  3  3  6  3  9  9 24 15 14 18 32 34 48 50 38 32 27 27 23
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              4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  7 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N  N NE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          25 18 13  4  2  2  2  4 13 16 18 10 10  8  5 12 19 19 18 20
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 92 73 81  2  1  1  1  5 52 62 72  5  5  7  5 20 64 83 88  9
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F  F  D  D  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.72 29.77 29.79 29.82 29.69 29.65 29.60 29.61 29.52


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       55      81      61      82      56      68      51      62
TEMP          59 57 78 74 66 62 80 75 66 58 66 61 54 52 59 59
DEWPT         49 51 54 51 54 56 57 55 57 54 54 52 49 50 51 49
RH            69 80 43 44 65 81 45 50 73 86 65 72 83 93 75 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0      50      60      60      70      60
RAIN SHWRS                         SC NM SC SC NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                              SC 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