EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

VAZ046-270800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
531 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Date           03/26/26      Fri 03/27/26            Sat 03/28/26            Sun
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                 61          77          35          55          31
TEMP             74 70 68 65 62 75 73 62 53 50 47 40 36 44 51 54 47 39 35 32 33
DEWPT            52 52 54 54 54 57 55 52 47 45 41 31 21 18 18 16 19 20 20 20 20
MIN/MAX RH                   75          52          83          22          62
RH               46 53 61 68 75 54 53 70 80 83 79 70 54 35 27 22 32 46 54 61 58
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW SW  W  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  E SE  S  S
WIND SPD         10 13 13 11 10 10 10 11  8  6  6  9 10 10  8  6  3  2  2  3  4
WIND GUST        25 27 26 24 21       21 19    17 20 23 20                     
CLOUDS           FW FW B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         6 19 73 71 52 82 87 90 96 82 58 14  7  3  3  2  2  2  4  6 10
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10  8  3  5  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5          80          60           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         SC  O NM NM                                 
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2  1  1 <1  1  2  5  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW SW SW  W NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  E            
T WIND SPD       12 13 21 19 16 18 16 21 18 12 18 12 19 19 18 12  2            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               8 12 20 18 18 46 35 36 16  8 12  8 43 79125 82  1            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  3  3  1  1  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  C  C  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  7800  3300   900   500  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            29.17 29.16 29.21 29.31 29.47 29.60 29.77 29.77            


Date           03/29Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26
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       61      47      72      54      82      60      87      58      80
TEMP          57 58 51 49 71 67 60 56 79 75 66 62 84 79 67 60 78 75
DEWPT         23 24 33 39 47 46 48 50 55 51 53 54 59 55 56 54 55 52
RH            27 27 50 68 42 47 64 80 44 43 63 75 43 44 68 81 45 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      10      20      10      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS          IS IS IS IS 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