RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

NCZ001-082100-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
531 AM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

Date             Thu 01/08/26            Fri 01/09/26            Sat 01/10/26
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                 52          46          56          52          57
TEMP             38 46 52 52 49 47 47 48 49 51 55 56 55 54 54 53 53 55 56 57 56
DEWPT            28 29 32 36 36 38 41 44 47 50 52 52 52 53 53 53 53 55 56 55 53
MAX/MIN RH                   46          97          85         100          89
RH               67 51 46 54 61 71 79 86 93 96 90 86 90 96 96100100100100 93 90
WIND DIR         NW  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD          1  2  6  5  4  5  4  4  4  5  9  6  4  3  3  4  8 10 11 10 10
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)        62 34 48 82 92 83 88 95 96 97 94 94 94 94 94 94 96 96 95 94 92
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  9 10  8  3  2  1  2  4  2  3  4 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          70          90          90
RAIN                                   S  C  C  L  L  D  D  D  D               
RAIN SHWRS                                                        O  O  O  O SC
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NW SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W SW SW  W SW  S NW NW  W
T WIND SPD        3  6 10  9  5 11 10  6  5  5  6  6  3  4  4  2  1  1  3  8 11
DISPERSION                   VP PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI               4  5 18 15  4  8  7  5  6  6  9  8  2  2  2  2  1  2  7 15 10
MAX LVORI         3  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  6  5  5  6  6  8 10 10  9  8  5  5
STABILITY         B  C  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  2000  1500   400   400   400   400   400   300  1700
STA PRES            27.33 27.33 27.35 27.32 27.31 27.27 27.30 27.25 27.18 27.13


Date          Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26
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       34      37      20      38      24      46      30      43
TEMP          46 34 36 27 22 20 36 31 27 26 45 35 33 31 43 37
DEWPT         41 27 17 12 13 12 13 15 12 12 19 22 23 23 26 28
RH            83 75 45 53 68 71 38 51 53 55 35 59 66 72 51 70
WIND SPD          <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           50      10      10       0       0       5       5      20
RAIN              S                                         S
RAIN SHWRS    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