RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
332 AM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

NCZ001-062000-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
332 AM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025

Date             Sun 07/06/25            Mon 07/07/25            Tue 07/08/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 78          62          83          64          83
TEMP          58 61 73 76 76 72 68 66 63 66 78 81 81 77 70 66 65 68 79 82 80 76
DEWPT         56 60 63 64 66 67 66 65 63 64 65 63 63 64 65 64 64 64 65 64 64 65
MAX/MIN RH                   66         100          52          97          55
RH            93 97 71 66 71 84 93 97100 93 64 54 54 64 84 93 97 87 62 55 58 69
WIND DIR       N  N NE NE NE  E NE  N NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD       2  2  5  5  6  4  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  3  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  3
CLOUDS        FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)     21 60 64 78 71 67 52 49 46 33 33 59 59 18 13  9  7 33 33 73 73 50
VSBY          10 10 10  7  7  7 10  5  3 10  7  6  6 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     50          30          40           5          50
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS SC          IS IS SC SC             IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                  IS IS IS                SC SC                IS SC SC SC
Obvis         PF                PF PF PF                                       
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  4 <1
T WIND DIR     N  N  E  E  E  E SE NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     3  3  8  6  8  5  2  2  6  6 13  9  8 13  6  8  9 13 11 11 10  6
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  4 26 26 25  4  1  1  3  7 71 39 34  6  3  4  4 13 58 52 40  3
MAX LVORI      7  8  3  3  3  5  8 10  9  5  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  B  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  A  A  C  C  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING               400  3800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2100
STA PRES            27.28 27.23 27.25 27.24 27.27 27.25 27.29 27.29 27.33 27.30


Date          Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25Fri 07/11/25Sat 07/12/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       64      81      63      79      62      77      62      80
TEMP          67 68 80 75 66 67 76 72 65 65 75 72 65 65 78 73
DEWPT         65 65 65 66 65 65 66 66 65 64 67 67 65 65 67 67
RH            93 90 60 74 97 93 71 81100 97 76 84100100 69 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           30      60      50      70      60      80      40      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC    SC NM SC IS SC NM NM    SC  O SC    SC NM
TSTMS         SC    SC NM SC    IS    SC    SC NM SC    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