RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

NCZ001-220800-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
401 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date           07/21/26      Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26            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                 64          75          59          68          56
TEMP          76 74 73 69 67 66 70 73 74 71 67 65 62 61 65 66 68 65 61 59 57 59
DEWPT         69 67 67 67 66 66 68 68 68 67 65 63 61 61 62 63 63 61 60 59 57 58
MIN/MAX RH                  100          80         100          85         100
RH            79 79 81 93 97100 93 84 82 87 93 93 97100 90 90 84 87 97100100 96
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  N  N  N  N  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD      10  8  6  5  5  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  4  2  1  1  2
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     77 80 80 82 92 92 78 92 75 79 72 73 68 65 78 75 75 70 71 74 78 77
VSBY           3  6  7  5  3  3  3  3  5  6  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7   
POP 12HR                     70          70          40          60          40
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS             IS IS               
MIX HGT        3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  2            
T WIND DIR    SW  W SW SW SW  W SW SW  W NW  N NW  N  N NE  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD    10  2  6  6  9  9  9  6  3  1  2  4 12 10 10  5  6  4            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           32  2  5  5  6  7 22 20  9  1  1  2  6 14 23 15 19  3            
MAX LVORI      3  5  5  6  6  8  5  4  4  6  7  8  9  5  4  5  4  6            
STABILITY      C  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              1400   200  1100   800   700   800  1100   500   500      
STA PRES            27.11 27.09 27.17 27.17 27.16 27.20 27.29 27.30            


Date           07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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       67      58      67      60      78      62      80      62      79
TEMP          66 65 63 61 66 66 63 63 75 74 66 65 79 76 67 65 77 74
DEWPT         63 62 62 61 66 65 63 63 65 66 64 64 65 65 63 63 64 64
RH            90 90 97100100 97100100 71 76 93 97 62 69 87 93 64 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR           50      80      70      30      30      10      20      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM  O NM NM SC    IS SC          IS SC IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC          IS IS       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