RAWS Point Forecast - Boone ASU, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1132 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

NCZ018-132000-
RAWS 311941
36.22N  81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
1132 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

Date             Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26
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                 53          36          60          41          57
TEMP                   49 53 47 43 41 39 36 52 60 58 51 47 45 43 42 49 53 56 54
DEWPT                  25 27 29 32 34 34 32 34 37 38 38 38 38 39 40 45 48 49 49
MAX/MIN RH                   36          84          42          92          76
RH                     39 36 49 65 76 82 85 50 42 47 61 71 76 86 93 86 83 77 83
WIND DIR               SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD               18 17 10 10 10  9  5  4  3  5  4  2  2  3  3 10 14 14 12
WIND GUST              29 29 24 25 27 21             14 12 12    13 23 26 27 28
CLOUDS                 FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              11  3  3  3 21 25 39 28 31 14  9  8 39 51 66 77 87 85 85
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT                 3  5  1  2  1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  5  3
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S SE SE
T WIND SPD             19 25 10 13 14 13  9 10  8 13  9  6  6  9  6  5 10  6  8
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR PR             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                    50 75  7  9 10  6 10 25 31 67  4  3  3  4  5  9 22 20 11
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3  3  4  5  6  4  3  3  4
STABILITY               D  D  E  E  E  F  B  B  C  B  G  G  G  F  C  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None   200   100
STA PRES                  26.80 26.83 26.87 26.96 26.96 26.99 26.96 26.95 26.86


Date          Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
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       51      56      18      29      18      41      30      52
TEMP          54 55 51 36 24 19 27 24 20 20 39 35 31 32 50 44
DEWPT         53 53 47 25 13  6  4  2  4  3  8 18 20 24 33 36
RH            96 93 86 64 62 56 37 38 49 47 27 49 63 72 52 73
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           80      80      30       5       0       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O  O NM                                    
SNOWSHWRS                 SC                                 
TSTMS                  SC                                    

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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