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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

VAZ046-120800-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
232 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date           03/11/26      Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26            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                 50          55          30          57          42
TEMP          84 79 75 71 68 55 46 39 42 43 38 35 32 32 45 54 56 54 51 48 45 43
DEWPT         59 56 55 56 56 45 38 32 29 22 21 22 22 23 26 27 30 29 32 32 32 33
MIN/MAX RH                   76          43          70          34          68
RH            43 45 50 59 65 69 73 76 60 43 50 59 66 69 47 35 37 38 48 54 60 67
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N NW NW NW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD      12 11 13 13 13 13 11 10  9  4  2  2  3  5 12 16 17 13 11  8  5  4
WIND GUST     25 25 27 28 28 28 24 20 19                25 31 32 27 25 20 16   
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     48 26 42 45 74 93 94 86 38 10  3 11 19 27 10 18 20  8  9 32 59 60
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  4  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          90           0           0           0
RAIN                          L  D  C                                          
RAIN SHWRS    IS          SC                                                   
TSTMS         IS          IS                                                   
MIX HGT        6 <1  1  2  2  2  2  2  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW SW NW NW  N NW  W  N  S SW  S  S SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD    20 12 18 19 20 19 23  4 16  1  2  2  2  2 20 24 27 12            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             FR FR PR PR   
ADI           92  8 16 22 28 34 48  9 75  1  1  1  1  2 71 66 80 11            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  4  4  3  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F  G  G  G  B  C  D  D  D            
CEILING        None  None 10100  2200  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      29.14 29.06 29.05 29.28 29.36 29.47 29.50 29.49 29.31            


Date           03/14Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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       64      41      67      53      66      30      45      25      48
TEMP          62 57 46 42 62 63 58 58 61 51 36 32 42 39 29 26 45 42
DEWPT         28 34 32 34 46 49 54 54 42 27 20 15 10  9 11 13 13 19
RH            27 42 58 73 56 60 86 86 49 39 52 49 26 28 46 57 27 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      60      70      20      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM NM SC IS                  
TSTMS                           IS                                 

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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
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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