RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

NCZ001-030800-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
802 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

Date           04/02/26      Fri 04/03/26            Sat 04/04/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 54          71          55          70          55
TEMP                61 58 55 55 65 70 71 66 61 58 55 57 66 69 70 66 62 60 58 56
DEWPT               53 50 50 51 54 54 53 53 53 53 54 55 58 57 57 56 56 56 57 56
MIN/MAX RH                   86          54          98          62         100
RH                  75 75 83 86 68 57 53 63 75 83 96 93 75 66 63 70 81 87 96100
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD             8  6  5  3  6  9  8  5  4  4  3  3  8 12 11 10  9  9  9  9
WIND GUST           18                                              19 20 19   
CLOUDS              FW B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 SC SC B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           22 52 46 48 25 29 50 67 56 50 42 53 50 76 76 42 42 78 88 92
VSBY                10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10           5          40          70
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC SC IS IS NM NM  O
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  2            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD          18 19 17 13 12  8  8 11  6  5  4  4  9 10 14 13            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             FR PR PR PR   
ADI                 12  9  8 14 30 31 40  8  5  4  2  5 24 27 36 15            
MAX LVORI            4  4  5  4  3  1  1  3  3  5  8  7  3  3  1  3            
STABILITY            E  F  F  B  B  C  B  E  E  E  F  B  B  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None   900  None  None  1300  None      
STA PRES            27.43 27.45 27.49 27.44 27.46 27.44 27.43 27.37            


Date           04/05Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       60      37      57      36      54      28      52      31      60
TEMP          58 55 44 39 54 50 40 38 52 46 33 31 50 46 36 35 57 53
DEWPT         51 40 33 30 28 28 28 31 27 23 22 21 22 23 23 26 30 33
RH            77 57 65 70 36 42 62 76 38 40 63 66 33 40 59 69 35 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           90       5       0       0       0       0       0       0       5
RAIN SHWRS     O SC                                                
TSTMS         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