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

NCZ006-262000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 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                 80          61          84          39          57
TEMP                   78 79 75 69 67 64 64 78 83 80 64 56 50 43 39 47 54 56 50
DEWPT                  53 53 53 54 54 54 56 58 58 57 54 50 43 34 25 22 20 19 20
MAX/MIN RH                   39          76          41          82          22
RH                     42 41 46 59 63 70 75 50 43 45 70 80 77 70 57 37 26 23 30
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD                9 10  6  8  8  8  6  8  8  8  8  6  6  9  9  9  8  6  2
WIND GUST                       19 19 19             18 17 17 20 20 20         
CLOUDS                 SC SC FW CL SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              30 33  8  3 31 29 37 28 45 85 98 84 56 29 15  4  3  3  3
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  3  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0          60          80           0
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC  O  O IS IS               
SNOWSHWRS                                                     IS               
MIX HGT                 5  6 <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 11 12 14 17 18 20 19 13 19 18 11 16 20 19 17 14  5
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                    72 95  5  8 10 12 19 93133 45 22 12  8 11 55 75102 83  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               C  C  F  E  E  E  B  B  B  D  D  E  E  E  C  C  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  2800   700  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.38 29.32 29.29 29.32 29.31 29.50 29.65 29.84 29.84


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       32      63      46      75      54      80      58      83
TEMP          36 34 60 57 49 49 72 69 59 56 78 75 64 58 81 77
DEWPT         20 21 21 25 38 43 47 45 47 50 53 51 52 53 56 53
RH            52 58 22 29 66 80 41 42 64 80 42 43 65 83 42 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1
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