RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

NCZ001-082100-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
301 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

Date             Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25            Wed 12/10/25
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                 31          17          35          25          44
TEMP          31 31 31 29 28 27 25 22 21 18 27 32 34 31 29 28 27 25 35 41 42 36
DEWPT         31 31 31 29 28 25 23 21 19 17 21 24 25 24 22 22 23 24 26 29 30 30
MAX/MIN RH                   90         100          66          93          59
RH           100100100100100 92 92 96 92 96 78 72 69 75 75 78 85 96 69 62 62 79
WIND DIR       N  E  E  E SE  E NE  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD       1  1  3  5  4  2  2  1  1  1  2  5  5  4  4  5  6  9 12 13 13 13
WIND GUST                                                              25    26
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     94 95 91 94 95 91 78 67 53 46 43 38 29 36 25 57 58 59 64 69 51 52
VSBY           3  0  0  1  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7
POP 12HR                    100          10           0           0          20
RAIN                                                                    S  S   
SNOW           C  D  D  L  C                                                  S
Obvis         PF                                                               
MIX HGT       <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR     N NE  E  E  E  E NE NW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     2  3 10 12  6  5  3  1  2  2  4  9  9  4  5  5  6 10 24 34 26 12
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             FR
ADI            1  3 13 19 10  3  2  1  1  2  5 13  7  2  3  4  5 11 42 78 58 11
MAX LVORI     10  9  5  5  8  6  7  8  7  8  4  3  3  4  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  4
STABILITY      F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING               300   300   300  None  None  None  None 11800 10000  None
STA PRES            27.16 27.20 27.26 27.25 27.24 27.15 27.11 27.00 26.91 26.87


Date          Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25
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       25      35      24      37      18      28      14      30
TEMP          31 25 33 30 28 25 35 29 24 18 26 22 19 15 28 23
DEWPT         26 21 22 22 22 21 23 23 20 11  9  6  5  5  8  6
RH            81 84 63 72 78 84 61 78 84 73 48 49 54 64 42 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      10      30      20      20       0       5       5
SNOW           S           S  C  S     S                     

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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