RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

NCZ001-072100-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
101 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
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                 43          29          33          19          37
TEMP                      42 35 33 33 32 31 29 28 26 24 22 24 21 20 28 36 36 31
DEWPT                     33 31 30 31 32 31 29 28 26 24 22 22 21 19 23 25 26 25
MAX/MIN RH                   65         100          95         100          63
RH                        70 85 89 92100100100100100100100 92100 96 81 64 67 78
WIND DIR                   S  S  N  N  N  E  E SE SE  S SE  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                   3  1  1  1  2  2  3  5  4  2  2  1  1  1  3  5  5  4
CLOUDS                    SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)                 28 31 59 77 93 96 95 96 94 87 81 79 66 59 44 42 44 20
VSBY                      10 10 10  8  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  1  2  3 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          60          90          10           0
RAIN                                      S                                    
SNOW                                   C  D  L  C  S                           
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW NW NW  N  N  E  E  E  E  E NE NW  W  W SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD                 3  2  2  3  3  9 14 10  5  4  2  2  2  2  4  9  9  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                        4  1  1  2  2  8 23 18  8  2  1  1  1  2  5 18  7  2
MAX LVORI                  3  6  7  7 10  8  5  5  8  9 10  7 10  8  4  2  3  4
STABILITY                  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  4800  3400   300   300   300   300  None  None
STA PRES                  27.16 27.15 27.13 27.18 27.21 27.26 27.26 27.27 27.18


Date          Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25
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       26      46      29      39      25      36      13      25
TEMP          29 33 46 40 36 29 39 34 32 26 36 29 21 14 23 20
DEWPT         24 23 30 31 30 26 27 26 28 24 22 18 14  7  5  4
RH            81 66 53 70 79 88 62 72 85 92 56 63 74 73 45 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      20      40      20      20       5
RAIN                                S  C  C  S  S            
SNOW                                               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