RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

NCZ001-262100-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
701 AM EST Wed Nov 26 2025

Date             Wed 11/26/25            Thu 11/27/25            Fri 11/28/25
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                 55          27          37          20          32
TEMP                53 55 48 36 33 30 28 27 30 35 35 30 28 25 22 21 25 30 30 25
DEWPT               49 45 37 26 22 21 18 16 16 14 13 11 12 12 11  9 10 10  8  8
MAX/MIN RH                   57          68          39          62          39
RH                  86 69 65 67 63 69 66 63 55 41 40 44 50 57 62 59 52 42 39 48
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD            12 14 16 16 19 18 20 19 18 16 14 12 16 17 18 17 14 12 10  5
WIND GUST                    31 36 35 36 33          23 28 29 32 29            
CLOUDS              SC FW FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           43 16 10  2 16 62 74 86 57 27  5  4  7 12 21 26 20 16  3  5
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3 <1  1  2  2  2  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          21 29 29 28 31 26 26 28 23 21 23 16 26 31 29 25 18 17 16 14
DISPERSION                   GD GD GD GD             FR GD GD GD             PR
ADI                 45 71 67 26 35 30 30 51 46 55 59 14 24 35 33 49 47 48 56  7
MAX LVORI            4  1  1  2  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None 20800  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.12 27.13 27.17 27.18 27.22 27.21 27.21 27.22 27.31 27.35


Date          Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25Tue 12/02/25
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       15      37      24      41      35      45      32      40
TEMP          20 17 35 28 26 27 38 39 38 36 44 39 35 33 39 35
DEWPT         10  8 11 12 13 16 32 34 37 35 37 34 31 30 32 28
RH            64 67 36 50 57 63 79 82 96 96 76 82 85 89 76 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       5      40      50      40      50      50
RAIN                             S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C

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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