EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

NCZ006-242000-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

Date             Tue 03/24/26            Wed 03/25/26            Thu 03/26/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 56          35          65          47          78
TEMP                45 53 56 50 42 41 38 37 52 62 65 59 52 51 49 49 65 75 78 73
DEWPT               20 20 20 22 23 26 27 28 30 27 28 32 35 37 39 42 48 50 50 51
MAX/MIN RH                   24          70          24          78          38
RH                  36 27 24 33 46 55 64 70 43 26 25 36 52 59 68 77 54 41 37 46
WIND DIR            NE NE  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             5  4  3  1  1  2  1  1  2  4  4  2  2  3  3  4  5  8  8  5
WIND GUST                                                                 18   
CLOUDS              FW SC CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           25 45  4 13 55 68 54 63 40 37 46 61 38 46 44 44 17 26 21 14
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0           5
MIX HGT              3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR          NE NE  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          10  5  4  4  3  3  3  5  8 11 16 10 10 10 11 11 14 16 21 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 43 29 23  2  2  2  2  6 25 53 82  5  5  5  5 12 40 92121  5
MAX LVORI            1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None 12400  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.77 29.70 29.72 29.71 29.69 29.59 29.55 29.51 29.48 29.38


Date          Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       61      84      41      58      32      63      42      71
TEMP          66 62 82 67 49 41 55 52 38 34 60 55 45 43 67 65
DEWPT         53 54 56 49 41 31 22 20 21 23 22 27 30 34 37 39
RH            63 75 41 52 74 67 27 28 50 64 23 34 55 70 33 38
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      40      60      10       5       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM SC                              

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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