RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
200 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

NCZ001-022000-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
200 PM EST Sun Nov 2 2025

Date             Sun 11/02/25            Mon 11/03/25            Tue 11/04/25
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                 51          33          54          34          59
TEMP                      49 43 40 37 34 33 49 54 53 45 43 40 37 37 48 56 56 46
DEWPT                     37 37 36 35 33 33 39 39 39 37 35 34 33 30 31 27 30 34
MAX/MIN RH                   59          99          55          88          32
RH                        63 79 85 92 96100 68 57 59 73 73 79 85 75 51 32 37 63
WIND DIR                  SE  E  E  N NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW
WIND SPD                   5  2  2  2  2  5  9 11 11 10 10  9  8  6  5  4  3  2
WIND GUST                                               21                     
CLOUDS                    B2 B1 FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 74 58 17 30 27 11 11  7  3  3  5  8 18 24 16 23 14  8
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           0           0
MIX HGT                    3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR                SE  E  E  E NE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW  W
T WIND SPD                11  6 14  5  5  6 17 16 19 25 25 20 17 12 17 12  4  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             FR FR PR PR             VP
ADI                       29  3  7  3  3  7 33 43 40 17 17 14 12 13 31 39  9  1
MAX LVORI                  2  4  4  6  9  8  3  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  2  3
STABILITY                  D  F  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    2300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.33 27.36 27.33 27.35 27.30 27.33 27.39 27.46 27.43


Date          Wed 11/05/25Thu 11/06/25Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25
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       37      63      42      59      38      57      44      58
TEMP          40 39 63 52 49 43 57 48 42 39 55 51 49 47 57 49
DEWPT         34 31 39 40 42 38 38 39 39 37 44 45 47 44 44 42
RH            79 73 41 63 77 82 49 71 89 92 66 80 93 89 62 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5      30       5
RAIN SHWRS                                        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