RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

NCZ001-302000-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
132 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

Date             Mon 06/30/25            Tue 07/01/25            Wed 07/02/25
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                 79          63          77          62          78
TEMP                   78 77 74 69 67 64 67 74 74 72 70 66 65 63 65 74 77 77 73
DEWPT                  67 68 68 67 66 64 67 69 69 69 67 66 65 63 65 67 66 66 66
MAX/MIN RH                   67         100          82         100          68
RH                     69 74 82 93 97100100 84 84 90 90100100100100 79 69 69 79
WIND DIR                S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD                6  5  4  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  3
CLOUDS                 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)              73 63 63 63 41 23 24 58 92 89 86 75 70 60 45 43 53 53 28
VSBY                    6  6  6  7  4  4 10  5  3  3 10  8  3  4  5            
POP 12HR                     70          40          90          50          30
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC IS          SC  O NM SC SC       IS IS SC SC   
TSTMS                  NM SC SC             SC  O NM SC SC          IS SC SC   
Obvis                              PF PF                                       
MIX HGT                 4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NE  E  E  S SW
T WIND SPD             13 13 11  6  4  2  2  9  9 10  9  3  3  2  1  3  2  3  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    50 44  8  3  2  1  2 33 24 16  4  2  2  1  1 13  9 12  2
MAX LVORI               3  3  4  6  8 10  9  4  4  5  6 10 10 10 10  4  3  3  5
STABILITY               C  C  E  F  F  G  A  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  C  C  G
CEILING                    2000  None  None   700  1200   700  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.24 27.24 27.22 27.23 27.19 27.19 27.19 27.20 27.17


Date          Thu 07/03/25Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25
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       59      81      59      81      61      80      61      81
TEMP          63 64 79 74 63 65 79 74 64 66 79 73 65 66 79 75
DEWPT         61 61 61 62 59 60 62 65 61 63 64 66 62 64 66 67
RH            93 90 54 66 87 84 56 74 90 90 60 79 90 93 64 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5       0      10       5      20       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS          IS
TSTMS                                          IS          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