EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
732 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

VAZ046-260800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
732 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

Date           03/25/26      Thu 03/26/26            Fri 03/27/26            Sat
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                 47          77          61          73          38
TEMP             54 52 50 49 49 62 72 76 69 66 64 62 63 70 72 66 58 50 43 41 38
DEWPT            29 30 32 35 38 43 49 51 51 52 53 54 55 56 55 52 46 41 37 32 25
MIN/MAX RH                   64          41          76          56          78
RH               38 43 50 58 66 50 44 42 53 61 67 75 75 61 55 61 64 71 79 70 59
WIND DIR          S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  N  N NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD          3  3  5  6  6 10 10 12  9 10 11 10  8  5  6 10  8  8  6  8 10
WIND GUST        13 14 17 19 18    21 24 20 25 25 24 21 23 21 21 18 18 17 18 20
CLOUDS           B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        73 44 24 23 22 27 33 29 19 18 48 68 70 76 92 97 97 69 40 20  7
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  4 10 10  5   
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          80          40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS  O  O SC SC         
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4  1            
T WIND DIR        S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NE NE            
T WIND SPD       13  8  6  8  8 14 13 21 10 13 12 12 17 18 14 16 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP PR PR             PR FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI               6  4  3  4  8 29 48 91  7  9 11 11 18 63 47 42 12            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  E  D  D  B  C  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 17400 16000  1500   400      
STA PRES            29.46 29.40 29.38 29.27 29.21 29.16 29.20 29.24            


Date           03/28Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26
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       56      31      60      41      68      50      76      56      80
TEMP          52 50 37 33 56 53 45 44 66 63 56 52 74 71 60 57 76 73
DEWPT         19 18 19 20 21 22 26 31 41 43 44 45 49 48 47 48 53 52
RH            27 28 48 58 25 29 47 60 40 48 64 77 41 44 62 72 45 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5      10      10      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS IS 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