RAWS Point Forecast - Boone ASU, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

NCZ018-250800-
RAWS 311941
36.22N  81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
831 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Date           10/24/26      Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26            Tue
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                 37          58          35          65          41
TEMP                42 39 39 37 48 55 56 48 44 41 39 38 52 61 63 51 47 45 44 43
DEWPT               39 37 37 37 42 41 41 43 42 40 37 35 40 40 42 44 43 40 38 36
MIN/MAX RH                  100          55          96          44          85
RH                  89 92 92100 80 59 57 83 93 96 92 89 63 46 46 77 86 82 79 76
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  3  3  2  4  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  0  0  0  2  2  1  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)            6 18 67 63 42 13  5  5 20 32  8  0  6  1  1 10 13 12  8  2
VSBY                10 10 10  4 10 10 10 10 10  7  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           3  3  9  6  5  3  2  5  5  2  3  5  4  2  4  3  8  8  9  8
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  4  7 14 11  7  3  3  1  2  6  8  8 12  2            
MAX LVORI            6  7  6  8  4  2  3  5  6  8  7  5  3  2  2  4            
STABILITY            G  G  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.28 27.28 27.31 27.24 27.23 27.18 27.16 27.10            


Date           10/27Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26
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       66      42      61      42      66      44      69      47      67
TEMP          65 54 46 44 60 53 46 44 64 55 47 46 67 59 50 48 65 58
DEWPT         43 46 44 44 48 48 45 44 50 49 46 44 49 50 48 47 53 53
RH            45 74 93100 64 83 96100 60 80 96 93 52 72 93 96 65 83
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5       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