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

NCZ006-230800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 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          76          37          57          36
TEMP                73 69 66 65 73 74 70 59 51 46 40 38 47 53 56 50 46 43 41 37
DEWPT               53 52 56 55 53 44 33 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 22 25 27 29 31
MIN/MAX RH                   71          24          54          23          76
RH                  49 55 70 70 49 34 25 28 36 42 50 52 35 27 23 33 43 53 62 79
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD             5  5  6  6 10 11 11  8  6  4  4  4  4  3  3  1  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST           16             23 24                                       
CLOUDS              SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           26 20 35 51 41 13  8 12 33 30 36 30 28 26 37 48 51 53 42 31
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          10           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  4 <1 <1  1  1  2  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E SE            
T WIND SPD           9  9  8  9 26 20 25 23 21 11 13 16  9  5  4  5            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  4  4 12 97 83 97 15 10  5  6 41 38 28 22  3            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  D  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.13 29.09 29.20 29.40 29.60 29.70 29.77 29.70            


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       68      47      80      60      80      39      57      33      63
TEMP          61 63 54 51 77 74 65 62 78 66 48 40 54 50 39 35 59 56
DEWPT         34 39 43 46 51 51 53 54 54 46 37 31 25 22 23 25 26 30
RH            36 41 66 83 40 44 65 75 43 48 65 70 32 33 52 66 28 37
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      10      10      40      60      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC NM SC IS               
SNOWSHWRS                                         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