EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

VAZ046-232000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

Date             Mon 03/23/26            Tue 03/24/26            Wed 03/25/26
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                 72          33          54          35          64
TEMP                69 71 67 56 47 40 35 34 42 50 53 47 41 39 37 36 52 61 63 58
DEWPT               54 44 32 26 23 21 19 17 19 18 18 20 21 23 24 26 28 29 29 31
MAX/MIN RH                   28          52          25          68          27
RH                  59 38 27 31 38 46 52 49 39 28 25 34 44 52 59 67 39 29 27 36
WIND DIR             N NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             9 12 12 11 10  8  6  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  3  3  6  8  9  5
WIND GUST           23 26 25 21 20 19                                          
CLOUDS              SC CL CL SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           33  4  4 28  8 33 51 38 33 40 38 25 42 54 58 32 31 14 24 45
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           0           0           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT              4  5  5  3  2  2  1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           N NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE  S SE  E  S  S  S SW  S
T WIND SPD          12 18 18 23 25 23 16 14  8  3  3  4  5  2  2  3  4  6  8  9
DISPERSION                   FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 48 76 75 15 17 15 11 25 33 17 16  2  3  1  1  4 17 34 30  6
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.12 29.32 29.54 29.66 29.72 29.65 29.66 29.65 29.64 29.52


Date          Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26
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       46      76      59      74      36      56      32      60
TEMP          51 49 73 72 65 62 72 61 45 37 54 50 36 33 56 53
DEWPT         34 40 49 49 51 52 54 42 31 22 18 16 21 21 23 26
RH            52 71 43 44 60 70 53 49 58 54 24 25 54 61 27 35
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      10      20      50      40      10       0       5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC IS                  
SNOWSHWRS                                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