RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

NCZ001-112000-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
131 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

Date             Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26
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                 58          39          67          46          66
TEMP                   57 57 55 47 42 40 46 60 65 66 61 53 51 48 51 62 64 65 62
DEWPT                  52 49 44 40 37 35 38 39 40 40 42 40 39 40 42 47 51 51 51
MAX/MIN RH                   65          82          38          74          59
RH                     83 75 66 76 82 82 73 46 40 38 49 61 63 74 71 58 63 60 67
WIND DIR                N  N  N  N  N NW NW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD                5  6  5  2  2  1  1  3  5  6  5  4  5  5  5 10 11 11  9
WIND GUST                                                                    19
CLOUDS                 OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)              92 63 11  5  5  3  2  4 15 21  8  4  4 12 50 58 73 73 28
VSBY                   10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100           0           0          10          60
RAIN SHWRS             SC                                        IS SC SC NM SC
TSTMS                  IS                                              SC SC   
MIX HGT                 2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3  1
T WIND DIR              N NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD              8 10  5  4  4  4  4  6  5  6 10  5  9  6 12 14 12 12 10
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             PR VP PR PR             PR
ADI                    19 33  3  2  2  2  4 45 43 40  5  3  4  3 15 52 33 42  7
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  B  F  G  F  F  C  C  D  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1700   300
STA PRES                  27.26 27.33 27.35 27.37 27.33 27.33 27.25 27.21 27.10


Date          Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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       43      59      41      68      51      77      57      80
TEMP          49 46 57 54 43 45 66 63 52 56 75 71 59 61 79 75
DEWPT         45 38 37 37 37 37 38 42 40 44 53 55 53 52 53 54
RH            86 73 47 52 79 73 36 46 63 64 46 57 80 72 41 48
WIND SPD          <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           30       0       0       0       5      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC                               IS            
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