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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
703 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
NCZ006-072100-
RAWS 310801
36.37N 79.29W Elev. 580 ft
703 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026
Date Sat 03/07/26 Sun 03/08/26 Mon 03/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 64 76 56 78
TEMP 71 78 79 74 69 68 66 65 69 75 75 68 64 61 58 56 67 76 78 71
DEWPT 64 63 61 60 60 61 62 62 64 60 59 59 58 57 55 54 57 55 53 52
MAX/MIN RH 53 95 56 94 41
RH 79 60 54 62 73 78 87 90 84 60 58 73 81 87 90 93 70 48 42 51
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 6 10 11 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 2
WIND GUST 21 19 19
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC FW B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 51 44 53 31 21 64 84 90 80 90 85 92 40 38 41 51 33 35 35 16
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 20 40 80 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC NM NM O O IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC
MIX HGT 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 4 6 <1
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W SW N N N N NW W W SW
T WIND SPD 16 13 20 16 19 19 20 14 19 17 12 1 1 9 8 8 6 8 8 3
DISPERSION PR PR PR PR VP VP VP VP VP
ADI 29 49 60 7 13 26 28 29 37 44 22 1 1 4 4 6 12 39 55 2
MAX LVORI 3 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 3 1 2 4 6 5 6 6 3 1 1 2
STABILITY D C D F E D D D D D D F G G F C B B B G
CEILING None None None 1300 1000 1700 None None None None
STA PRES 29.57 29.46 29.41 29.34 29.35 29.33 29.38 29.41 29.45 29.42
Date Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 83 62 84 56 68 36 58
TEMP 60 56 81 75 65 63 82 79 70 58 58 50 42 37 55 54
DEWPT 53 53 57 57 60 60 61 58 58 53 38 24 24 25 25 31
RH 78 90 44 54 84 90 49 49 66 83 47 36 48 61 31 41
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 30 10 30 70 50 20 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS 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