RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
902 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

NCZ001-070900-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
902 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

Date           03/06/26      Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 56          69          55          64          49
TEMP                61 57 56 57 64 68 69 65 61 59 57 56 61 63 62 58 55 53 51 49
DEWPT               55 55 55 55 58 57 56 56 55 55 54 54 56 53 53 52 50 49 48 48
MIN/MAX RH                   96          65          95          69          97
RH                  81 93 96 93 81 68 63 73 81 87 90 93 84 70 72 80 83 86 89 96
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  3  3  3  8 12 11  8  5  5  5  5  8 10  9  5  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           37 30 43 62 43 60 59 76 76 78 86 78 84 90 85 82 76 69 67 57
VSBY                10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10  7  5  4  7  9 10 10 10  8  8  6
POP 12HR                     10          50          60          70          10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM               
TSTMS                                 SC IS IS             IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD           5  6  6  6 10 18 20 13 10  8  9  8 17 13  9  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  3  5 23 46 45 15  7  5  6  9 34 32 19  2            
MAX LVORI            5  6  8  6  3  1  1  3  4  5  5  6  3  3  3  4            
STABILITY            G  G  F  C  B  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING                    None  None   500   400   400   300  2800 27700      
STA PRES                  27.41 27.39 27.30 27.26 27.22 27.23 27.20            


Date           03/09Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       69      51      71      55      71      47      55      34      48
TEMP          67 61 53 52 70 63 58 56 71 65 58 48 53 44 38 35 45 45
DEWPT         47 45 46 47 52 53 53 54 55 53 51 43 32 28 28 27 30 33
RH            49 56 77 83 53 70 83 93 57 65 77 83 44 53 67 72 55 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           20      20      40      20      50      70      50      20      20
RAIN                                               C  C  S  S  S  S
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC NM NM                  

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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