EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
932 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

VAZ012-270800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
932 PM EDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Date           03/26/26      Fri 03/27/26            Sat 03/28/26            Sun
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                 58          69          27          50          26
TEMP                61 61 60 60 68 69 62 51 43 36 29 27 40 48 50 42 33 29 27 29
DEWPT               52 53 53 53 54 54 51 45 38 29 21 18 15 11 11 13 16 15 15 15
MIN/MAX RH                   80          59          81          20          61
RH                  72 75 78 78 61 59 67 80 82 75 72 68 36 22 20 30 49 55 60 55
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  E SE SE  S
WIND SPD             4  6  8  8  6  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  5  4  3  2  1  2  2  2
WIND GUST           14 17 19 19 18          17 18 18                           
CLOUDS              FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            8 66 60 71 59 86 92 91 74 45 23 16  4  5  4  3  2  5  9 22
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  4  3  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          80          40           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         SC  O SC SC                                 
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  4  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD          10 16 31 27 26 16 10 13 20 20 23 25 18 16 14  3            
DISPERSION          VP PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  5 11 28 36 52 34 18  9 14 14 10 77 81 79 70  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  1  1  3  4  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  E  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                    7000   800   500   200  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.16 27.19 27.22 27.37 27.48 27.60 27.61            


Date           03/29Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26Wed 04/01/26Thu 04/02/26
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       61      41      67      50      75      54      80      53      76
TEMP          58 53 44 43 67 60 53 51 74 67 58 55 79 70 58 54 76 66
DEWPT         19 22 26 33 45 46 46 47 52 51 51 52 53 52 53 52 52 51
RH            22 29 49 67 45 60 77 86 46 56 77 90 41 53 83 93 43 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      20      20      30      10      40      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS    IS SC       IS SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                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