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

VAZ018-242000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 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          74
TEMP                41 51 54 47 41 39 37 38 51 61 63 56 50 49 49 49 63 71 74 68
DEWPT               17 16 18 18 18 19 21 23 27 29 31 31 32 33 36 39 47 51 52 50
MAX/MIN RH                   23          55          29          69          46
RH                  37 24 24 31 39 44 52 54 39 29 30 38 50 54 61 68 56 49 46 52
WIND DIR             E SE  S SE  S SW SW SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  5  4  3  3  3  3  5  6  6  6
WIND GUST                                   12 14 17 16 16 17 16 14 19 23 23 23
CLOUDS              FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           21  4 11 27 54 66 85 71 48 41 58 61 54 56 70 47 45 61 50 18
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5          20
RAIN                                                              S  S         
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR           E SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD           4  4  5  5  3  3  3  2 11 12 12 12 10  4  4  3  9 21 21 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 14 18 24  3  2  2  2  2 27 55 36  8  5  2  2  4 30 54110  6
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  D  E  F  F  F  B  B  D  B  F
CEILING              None  None 14400 11800  None  None  None  3700  None  None
STA PRES            28.08 28.02 28.04 28.01 27.98 27.87 27.85 27.82 27.80 27.73


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      71      34      54      31      60      40      67
TEMP          63 63 68 56 41 35 51 45 35 33 57 51 42 42 64 59
DEWPT         52 54 51 38 29 20 14 16 18 19 21 23 26 30 37 37
RH            67 72 54 51 62 54 22 31 49 56 24 33 53 62 37 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      70      40       5       5       5      10      10
RAIN              S                                          
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM SC IS                              
SNOWSHWRS                    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