RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

NCZ001-252000-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
131 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Date             Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26            Tue 10/27/26
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          35          66          39          65
TEMP                   57 57 49 43 41 37 36 56 65 65 53 47 43 40 39 60 64 64 53
DEWPT                  42 42 43 43 41 37 36 45 40 42 44 43 42 40 38 44 43 44 45
MAX/MIN RH                   56         100          40         100          45
RH                     57 57 80100100100100 66 40 43 71 86 96100 96 55 46 48 74
WIND DIR               SE SE SE  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD                4  4  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  0  1  4  4  1
CLOUDS                 FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              18 10  2  3 19 35 25  9  4  1  3 18 25 23 16  5  8  8 20
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  8               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR             SE  S SE  N NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD              5  3  2  0  3  4  5  3  3  3  3  5  4  4  4  6  5  4  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    21 12  1  0  2  2  6  4 13  9  2  3  2  2  4 15 19 13  1
MAX LVORI               2  2  5  9 10  9  9  3  2  2  3  5  6  9  7  2  2  2  3
STABILITY               B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.57 27.56 27.53 27.51 27.44 27.43 27.42 27.45 27.44


Date          Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26
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       42      61      43      66      42      69      46      65
TEMP          46 43 60 55 47 44 65 57 47 44 68 57 50 47 64 59
DEWPT         45 43 49 49 47 44 50 50 47 43 48 49 48 47 52 52
RH            96100 67 80100100 58 77100 96 49 75 93100 65 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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