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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

VAZ046-150800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
131 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

Date           03/13/26      Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26            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                 43          63          41          64          54
TEMP                   49 46 44 54 61 63 57 50 47 43 42 52 60 64 60 56 56 59 61
DEWPT                  35 33 29 25 24 27 30 30 31 32 33 38 46 49 49 52 54 57 59
MIN/MAX RH                   60          24          71          57          93
RH                     58 60 55 32 24 25 35 46 53 65 70 59 60 58 67 86 93 93 93
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W SE  E  E  E NE  E SE SE  E SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD               10  8  6  8  5  4  2  3  4  4  4  6  8  9  8  8  8 10 13
WIND GUST                                                     19 19 20 19 24 27
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              17 25 28 53 60 39 32 28 17 31 62 68 78 72 90 90 93 94 95
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  1  1  2   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          30          80
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC  O  O  O  O  O
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  1            
T WIND DIR             SW SW  W  W  W  W  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD              9  5  4 13 14  9  2  4  5  5 10  8  8  6  6            
DISPERSION             FR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR FR   
ADI                     6  4  5 51 69 47  1  2  3  3 11 15 19 19  0            
MAX LVORI               3  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  4            
STABILITY               E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  D  D  D  D  A            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  1200  1200  1900      
STA PRES                  29.31 29.45 29.48 29.53 29.53 29.54 29.42            


Date           03/16Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
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       68      29      41      22      46      30      59      38      65
TEMP          68 57 38 31 40 36 28 24 43 41 36 33 56 52 44 40 63 57
DEWPT         60 40 20 12  9  7  9 12 11 18 21 25 31 35 35 34 37 38
RH            76 53 48 45 27 29 44 60 27 39 54 72 38 52 70 79 38 49
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR          100      20       5       0       0       5       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS     O  O IS                                           IS
TSTMS         IS SC                                                

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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
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