EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

NCZ006-260800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Date           03/25/26      Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26            Sat
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                 48          78          60          80          41
TEMP          66 56 52 50 49 50 64 75 77 72 67 64 61 63 73 79 76 66 56 48 44 42
DEWPT         28 31 34 37 40 44 48 52 53 53 53 54 55 55 56 56 54 51 46 42 36 28
MIN/MAX RH                   79          43          81          45          78
RH            24 38 50 61 71 80 56 45 43 51 61 70 81 75 55 45 46 58 69 80 73 57
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       5  1  1  3  4  4  9 10 11  5  5  8  5  4  6  8  6 11  6  5  6  9
WIND GUST                                16 19 19 19 17 18 18 19    17 16 17 19
CLOUDS        B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     51 76 35 35 30 25 23 17 29 18 15 21 44 48 36 65 81100 77 54 40 15
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10  6   
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          50          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC NM NM IS IS   
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6 <1 <1  1 <1 <1  3  6  7  1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD    11  6  5  6  8  8 19 16 19 10 11 13 12 13 20 16 14 19            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR PR PR PR   
ADI           43  3  3  3  4  8 51 65 84  5  5  9  8 16 83 53 53 22            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  G  G  F  B  C  C  C  F  F  E  E  B  B  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3500  2800      
STA PRES            29.55 29.51 29.50 29.39 29.34 29.29 29.32 29.30            


Date           03/28Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
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       58      33      61      41      71      50      79      56      82
TEMP          55 51 38 35 58 55 45 43 68 65 56 52 76 73 62 57 80 76
DEWPT         21 19 20 22 21 24 29 36 42 43 45 47 51 49 50 51 54 52
RH            26 28 48 59 23 30 53 76 39 45 66 83 42 43 65 80 41 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0      10      10      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS IS 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