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

VAZ012-250800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Mar 24 2026

Date           03/24/26      Wed 03/25/26            Thu 03/26/26            Fri
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                 34          64          48          71          58
TEMP          54 46 40 37 35 35 50 62 64 56 51 48 48 50 59 67 69 66 62 62 60 59
DEWPT         18 19 20 20 21 23 27 29 32 33 34 36 38 42 47 50 51 51 51 52 52 52
MIN/MAX RH                   61          28          73          50          78
RH            24 34 44 50 56 61 41 28 30 42 52 63 68 74 64 54 53 58 67 70 75 78
WIND DIR       E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  8  5  4  3  5  6  9 10 12  9  5  6  8  8
WIND GUST                                                              17 18 19
CLOUDS        FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     17 35 54 45 45 54 47 46 77 77 63 49 49 48 48 51 33 13 15 52 57 61
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          10          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  W SW  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD     9  6  8  5  3  3  5  9 11  8  5  5  8 13 16 23 26 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           37  3  4  3  2  4  9 50 35  5  4  3  5 14 36 51102  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  D  E  E  F  E  B  C  D  C  E            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  5000  3900  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.44 27.45 27.43 27.42 27.35 27.33 27.32 27.32 27.26            


Date           03/27Sat 03/28/26Sun 03/29/26Mon 03/30/26Tue 03/31/26
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       70      28      53      27      60      37      65      44      71
TEMP          67 53 38 29 51 43 31 28 59 50 39 38 64 57 48 47 70 62
DEWPT         51 41 31 18 12 14 17 16 18 24 25 26 34 41 41 39 44 46
RH            56 64 76 63 20 30 56 60 20 36 57 62 32 55 77 74 39 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           80      40       5       5      10       5      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC                               IS       IS 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