EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

NCZ006-290800-
RAWS 310801
36.37N  79.29W Elev. 580 ft
101 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

Date           03/27/26      Sat 03/28/26            Sun 03/29/26            Mon
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                 38          56          31          62          47
TEMP                   49 43 38 45 52 55 48 40 37 34 34 50 59 62 55 51 50 50 50
DEWPT                  42 34 25 22 20 20 21 22 22 21 22 23 24 24 29 34 40 42 44
MIN/MAX RH                   82          25          65          23          80
RH                     77 70 59 40 28 25 34 48 54 58 61 34 26 23 37 52 68 74 80
WIND DIR                N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD                6 10 10 10  9  5  1  1  1  1  2  4  8  9  4  5  6  6  5
WIND GUST                 20 21 20                                             
CLOUDS                 OV FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)              92 18  6 11  5  4  7  3  6 11 23 19 25 21 30 35 45 61 38
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     70           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT                 2 <1  2  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR              N  N  N  N  N  N NE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD             13 25 28 21 16 13  3  3  3  3  5 13 17 19 10            
DISPERSION             PR FR             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR   
ADI                    15 17 80 83 66 81  2  2  2  2  6 54 93 79  5            
MAX LVORI               4  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY               D  E  C  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.68 29.88 29.84 29.88 29.92 29.93 29.79            


Date           03/30Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26
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       75      55      81      60      85      56      70      54      72
TEMP          71 68 59 56 78 75 64 62 82 74 64 58 67 64 56 55 68 68
DEWPT         47 46 49 52 54 52 56 57 58 59 58 55 54 52 53 54 58 57
RH            42 45 69 86 43 45 75 84 44 59 81 90 63 65 90 96 70 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0      30      40      40      50      60
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM

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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