EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

NCZ006-240800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
231 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 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          77          36          56          36
TEMP                      66 66 76 76 66 57 49 44 39 36 45 53 56 50 43 41 38 37
DEWPT                     55 56 57 48 36 28 25 24 22 20 20 20 20 22 24 25 27 29
MIN/MAX RH                   71          30          52          24          74
RH                        68 70 52 37 33 33 39 45 50 52 36 27 24 33 47 52 64 72
WIND DIR                  SW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD                   6  6 10 12 12  8  6  5  5  4  4  4  3  1  1  2  1  1
WIND GUST                 17 17    24 25 18                                    
CLOUDS                    B1 SC B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)                 51 45 51  9  4 14  9 20 16 17 23 44 48 54 47 51 59 36
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           5
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  5  5  4  2 <1  1  2  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW  W NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD                10  8 24 21 23 25 23 17 13 17 11  6  5  6  3  4  2  3
DISPERSION                PR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        7  8 98 91 89 17 10  8  6 41 44 33 27  3  2  2  1  3
MAX LVORI                  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3
STABILITY                  E  B  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  29.09 29.21 29.37 29.60 29.71 29.77 29.71 29.72 29.69


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       66      46      79      59      81      40      58      32      62
TEMP          63 59 51 50 76 73 65 61 80 68 49 41 56 51 39 34 59 54
DEWPT         30 34 37 44 50 50 52 53 55 49 39 28 22 19 22 24 24 27
RH            29 39 59 80 40 44 63 75 42 51 68 59 26 28 50 66 26 35
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       5      10       5      40      60      20       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                               SC NM SC 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