RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

NCZ001-240800-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
431 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Date           06/23/26      Wed 06/24/26            Thu 06/25/26            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                 51          74          55          78          61
TEMP          68 64 59 55 52 55 67 72 74 70 61 58 56 60 72 76 78 75 66 63 61 65
DEWPT         57 53 52 51 49 51 51 52 52 54 52 51 50 53 56 57 58 60 59 59 58 60
MIN/MAX RH                   92          46          83          50          91
RH            68 67 78 86 89 86 56 49 46 57 72 77 80 78 57 52 50 60 78 87 90 84
WIND DIR      NW  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  W  S  W  N  N  N  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW
WIND SPD      14 12  9  6  6  5  3  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  3  6  5  4  2  2  1  1
WIND GUST        23 19                                                         
CLOUDS        SC CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     36  2  1  1 19  9 30 43 23 14 23 36 48 34 19 28 13 17  8 24 34 33
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT        3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  S SW  W  W  W SW  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD    27 26 10  9  6 11  6  2  2  6  2  2  3  2  9  6  6 13            
DISPERSION       FR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           96 24  7  4  3 12 30 15 16  3  1  1  2  2 48 47 49  6            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  5  6  4  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  D  E  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  B  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.29 27.30 27.32 27.28 27.29 27.28 27.30 27.28            


Date           06/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26
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       80      63      79      63      81      63      83      62      86
TEMP          78 75 66 66 76 75 66 66 78 77 66 67 81 78 66 67 83 81
DEWPT         63 64 63 63 66 66 65 64 67 66 64 64 66 66 63 63 64 65
RH            60 69 90 90 71 74 97 93 69 69 93 90 60 67 90 87 53 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           50      20      50      20      30      10      30       5      20
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS IS SC SC    IS IS SC       IS SC          IS
TSTMS            SC IS    IS SC       IS SC       IS 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