RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Piedmont Reidsville, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

NCZ005-190800-
RAWS 310540
36.38N  79.70W Elev. 858 ft
201 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Date           04/18/24      Fri 04/19/24            Sat 04/20/24            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                 55          80          57          75          49
TEMP          85 77 66 61 56 58 68 75 79 73 66 63 60 59 66 71 73 65 58 55 52 51
DEWPT         44 44 43 43 46 51 54 55 55 57 58 57 54 49 46 43 40 38 37 36 35 38
MIN/MAX RH                   78          41          83          30          60
RH            24 31 43 51 69 77 61 50 44 57 75 81 81 69 48 36 30 37 45 49 52 61
WIND DIR      NW  N  N NE NE  E SE SE  S SE NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD       8  4  2  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  4  5  8  8  6  9  9  6  8  8  8  4
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW SC B1 OV OV SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)      4  0  5 21 40 67 96 95 47 50 36 51 61 70 65 64 49 50 50 52 67 68
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          40          30           5          10
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC SC                                  IS
TSTMS                                 SC SC                                    
LAL            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1               
HAINES         6  6  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5               
MIX HGT        8 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW  N  N  N  E SE SW  S SE  E NE NE  N  N  N  N SE            
T WIND SPD    12  2  2  2  3  3  5  1  4  4  2  2  8 12 17 12  5  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR VP PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI          100  1  1  1  2  5 15  3 24  3  1  2  7 19 48 44 33  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  G  F  E  A  B  C  B  E  F  E  D  C  C  C  B  D            
CEILING        None  None  None 18200  None  None  1100   700  None  None      
STA PRES      29.25 29.28 29.28 29.29 29.23 29.26 29.26 29.31 29.28            


Date           04/21Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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       62      45      62      42      73      52      76      47      70
TEMP          60 57 50 48 59 56 48 47 67 66 58 56 72 67 55 51 65 62
DEWPT         40 44 39 39 39 41 39 41 43 44 46 48 48 45 43 38 39 40
RH            47 62 66 71 47 57 71 79 42 45 64 74 42 45 64 61 38 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      30      10       0       0       5      20       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC                            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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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