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

VAZ046-242000-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 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                 54          36          63          47          77
TEMP                43 51 54 48 42 41 39 37 51 59 62 57 52 51 48 49 63 73 76 71
DEWPT               18 18 18 19 21 23 25 26 28 27 27 28 30 33 35 37 44 47 49 49
MAX/MIN RH                   24          65          26          65          39
RH                  36 27 24 31 43 48 57 64 41 29 26 33 43 50 60 63 50 40 39 46
WIND DIR            NE NE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  8  5  5  5  6  6  9 10 11  9
WIND GUST                                               16 16    17    20 23 21
CLOUDS              SC CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           28  5  3 15 47 82 72 54 32 23 39 63 50 47 57 46 42 38 29 26
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           0           0          10
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  E  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW
T WIND SPD           8  2  3  3  5  5  4  6 13 13 16 23 19 16 13 11 11 14 21 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 33 11 17  2  3  3  2  7 42 62 79 15 13 11  9 12 25 64 87  8
MAX LVORI            1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None 11700  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            29.71 29.63 29.65 29.64 29.60 29.48 29.45 29.40 29.37 29.25


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       59      76      36      56      32      61      41      69
TEMP          66 63 72 61 46 38 53 49 37 34 58 55 45 43 66 63
DEWPT         51 54 54 44 33 23 17 18 20 21 20 24 27 31 36 37
RH            58 72 53 53 60 54 24 29 50 58 23 30 49 62 33 38
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           10      60      50       5       0       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM SC 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