RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

NCZ001-052100-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
702 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date             Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 69          52          72          56          70
TEMP                62 68 69 63 59 55 53 52 66 71 70 64 60 59 57 56 63 69 69 65
DEWPT               50 51 51 52 52 50 50 49 54 54 55 56 55 55 55 55 58 56 56 55
MAX/MIN RH                   53          91          53          96          61
RH                  65 54 53 67 78 83 89 89 65 55 59 75 84 87 93 96 84 63 63 70
WIND DIR            SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD             5  9  9  5  4  3  3  3  4  6  6  4  4  4  4  5  8 11 11  8
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           46 31 38 36 38 50 58 64 35 50 50 28 23 36 46 50 48 70 70 70
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  9  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5          30          10          60
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC                   NM NM NM
TSTMS                                             IS                           
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          16 12 11 11  6  3  4  5 12 12  9  6  9  6 10 10 11 18 18 13
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 33 48 43  5  3  2  2  6 33 64 40  3  4  3  7 11 26 45 44 12
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  6  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  B  B  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  3200  None  None  None  None  None   500
STA PRES            27.38 27.33 27.36 27.37 27.43 27.42 27.42 27.37 27.36 27.28


Date          Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       54      65      50      67      51      72      57      70
TEMP          59 55 65 59 54 51 65 61 54 52 71 66 60 58 68 66
DEWPT         54 53 52 49 49 48 48 48 46 49 54 53 54 56 55 53
RH            83 93 63 69 83 89 54 62 74 89 55 63 81 93 63 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           60      60      20      40      20      30      20      60
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC SC NM IS IS IS SC IS    IS SC    IS SC NM
TSTMS                  SC          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