RAWS Point Forecast - Boone ASU, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

NCZ018-250800-
RAWS 311941
36.22N  81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Date           06/24/26      Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            Sat
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                 55          80          60          82          63
TEMP                60 58 57 61 72 77 78 72 65 62 61 64 77 80 78 73 67 64 63 66
DEWPT               53 51 51 54 54 56 57 59 58 57 56 59 60 63 63 64 63 62 61 63
MIN/MAX RH                   80          47          85          54          95
RH                  78 77 80 78 53 48 48 64 78 84 84 84 56 56 60 73 87 93 93 90
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  W  S  S  S SW  N  N  N  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  2  4  4  2  1  0  0  0  3  5  5  3  1  1  2  6
WIND GUST                                                                    19
CLOUDS              FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           22 17 51 60 31 48 25 22 28 11 37 21 34 52 40 53 48 47 54 51
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          60          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 NM NM IS IS       IS
TSTMS                                                      SC SC IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W SW  W SW  S  S SW  W NW NW  S  S SW SW            
T WIND SPD           1  1  2  6  9  5  6  8  6  3  3  1  6  6  4  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  7 47 37 36  4  3  2  2  1 37 26 14  4            
MAX LVORI            3  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  5  5  5  1  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.96 26.95 26.98 26.97 26.97 26.99 27.02 26.98            


Date           06/27Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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       81      63      82      63      86      63      89      65      85
TEMP          78 74 66 66 79 76 66 67 83 79 66 66 84 81 68 69 82 78
DEWPT         65 65 65 64 67 66 64 65 65 65 62 62 64 65 63 64 63 64
RH            64 74 97 93 67 71 93 93 55 62 87 87 51 58 84 84 53 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           40      30      30       5      30      10      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC SC SC IS       IS SC                      IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC    SC IS       IS SC                      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