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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
211 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

NCZ006-010800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
211 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

Date           03/31/26      Wed 04/01/26            Thu 04/02/26            Fri
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                 60          86          62          84          60
TEMP          81 75 69 66 62 62 75 84 85 79 71 68 64 62 74 82 84 77 69 66 62 61
DEWPT         55 55 55 56 56 57 61 60 59 59 59 60 58 59 61 59 57 55 55 59 59 61
MIN/MAX RH                   86          41          89          39          99
RH            41 50 61 70 81 84 62 44 41 50 66 76 81 90 64 46 40 47 61 78 90100
WIND DIR      SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10  5  6  6  6  5  6  6  6  3  4  5  4  4  5  6  8  3  5  5  4  4
WIND GUST     20 16 17 17 17                                                   
CLOUDS        SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2
CLOUDS(%)     48 23 12 44 30 52 32 27 34 49 44 31 20 20 20 25 14  8  6 21 47 71
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5          20          20          10          10
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS                               SC
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD    21  9  8 10 10 12 13 12 14  6  8  8  6 10 11 12 12  9            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP PR VP             VP PR PR VP   
ADI           97  4  4  7  5 11 36 83101  3  5  4  3 11 43 82 84  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  5  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  F  E  F  C  B  B  B  F  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.51 29.52 29.52 29.56 29.50 29.54 29.59 29.68 29.64            


Date           04/03Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26
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       82      61      84      60      78      44      65      40      68
TEMP          80 76 66 62 82 78 67 63 75 70 54 45 62 57 46 42 63 60
DEWPT         59 58 58 59 58 56 59 59 57 51 43 37 35 34 34 34 36 36
RH            49 54 75 90 44 47 75 87 54 51 66 73 36 42 63 73 36 41
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      10      20      30      70      30       0       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC          IS IS SC NM NM SC IS                  
TSTMS            IS                                                

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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
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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