EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
932 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

VAZ018-282000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
932 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

Date             Sat 03/28/26            Sun 03/29/26            Mon 03/30/26
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                 52          32          63          45          71
TEMP                40 48 51 42 37 34 33 34 49 60 61 52 49 47 47 47 61 68 70 62
DEWPT               18 15 14 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 24 23 25 28 32 36 43 47 47 47
MAX/MIN RH                   22          58          24          63          45
RH                  41 26 22 34 44 51 56 56 37 26 24 32 39 47 56 65 51 47 44 58
WIND DIR             N  N  N NW NW SE SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             9  8  6  2  1  1  1  2  5  6  6  6  6  6  4  4  6  6  5  3
WIND GUST           24 19                   20 20 23 21 21 21 19 18 21 21 18 14
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL FW CL SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)            5  3  3  5  7  4 26 32 24 23 28 36 41 46 46 46 45 65 59 47
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           5          10
MIX HGT              4  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           N NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD          20 17 12 10  2  2  1  2 12 14 19 19 11 11  5  5 14 16 14  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR VP             VP
ADI                 76 91 68  5  1  1  1  2 34 82104  9  8  8  4  6 65 61 43  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  B  B  C  D  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.16 28.19 28.19 28.18 28.08 28.05 28.00 28.01 27.96


Date          Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26
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       52      81      59      78      53      63      48      59
TEMP          56 55 78 72 62 60 76 69 58 54 61 56 50 48 56 54
DEWPT         47 47 51 50 51 53 56 54 52 51 51 45 44 45 48 46
RH            72 74 39 46 67 78 50 59 80 90 70 66 80 89 74 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5      10       5      80      70      70      70      70
RAIN SHWRS                      SC  O NM SC NM NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                           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