EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

VAZ012-232000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026

Date             Mon 03/23/26            Tue 03/24/26            Wed 03/25/26
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                 59          28          55          32          64
TEMP                54 51 50 44 38 32 29 29 43 51 55 47 39 35 32 34 52 62 64 56
DEWPT               46 37 29 25 22 22 20 17 16 17 18 20 19 20 22 22 26 30 32 33
MAX/MIN RH                   43          68          23          65          28
RH                  74 59 44 47 52 66 69 60 33 26 23 34 44 54 66 61 36 30 30 42
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD            12 12 13 11 10  5  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS              B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           82 70 26 14 40 58 83 63 46 50 45 49 42 52 52 45 30 27 49 46
VSBY                 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT              2  3  3  2  2  1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E SE  S SE SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          23 23 20 20 17 16 10  4  6  8 10  8  5  4  3  5  6  6  6  4
DISPERSION                   FR FR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 44 53 87  9  8  7  5  4 16 29 41  4  3  2  2  6 14 35 40  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  B  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING               700  None  None 10300  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.18 27.30 27.40 27.46 27.49 27.44 27.46 27.44 27.43 27.35


Date          Thu 03/26/26Fri 03/27/26Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26
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       42      71      54      67      30      51      26      56
TEMP          45 46 70 66 59 57 63 54 38 31 49 42 30 28 54 47
DEWPT         37 40 49 49 50 50 48 39 29 21 14 12 18 19 21 23
RH            73 79 47 54 72 77 58 57 70 66 24 29 60 68 27 38
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      20      20      70      50      10       5       5
RAIN                 S  S                                    
RAIN SHWRS                   IS NM NM SC SC                  
SNOWSHWRS                                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