RAWS Point Forecast - Boone ASU, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

NCZ018-020800-
RAWS 311941
36.22N  81.63W Elev. 3254 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 1 2025

Date           10/01/25      Thu 10/02/25            Fri 10/03/25            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                 46          64          42          65          43
TEMP                54 52 49 47 56 63 60 55 50 48 46 44 55 62 64 56 52 49 47 45
DEWPT               52 51 48 46 45 45 44 44 45 45 44 43 46 47 47 47 47 46 43 44
MIN/MAX RH                   99          52          99          54          96
RH                  93 96 96 96 66 52 55 66 83 89 93 96 72 58 54 72 83 89 86 96
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  W  E SE NW NW  N  N NE
WIND SPD             2  3  4  4  9  8  8  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  3  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           26 50 54 34 22 26 25 26 24 21 31 40 24  8 10 12 18 24 30 36
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1  1  1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E SE            
T WIND SPD           6 17 12 11  9  6  6  6 12 11  9  4  2  3  2  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  8  8 13 21 19 18  3  6  5  4  5  5 12  7  1            
MAX LVORI            8  8  6  5  3  2  2  3  5  6  6  7  3  2  3  3            
STABILITY            G  F  E  B  C  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.08 27.13 27.20 27.18 27.21 27.19 27.20 27.13            


Date           10/04Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
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       67      49      67      53      68      55      70      55      69
TEMP          64 59 53 50 64 61 56 54 66 63 58 56 68 64 59 56 68 61
DEWPT         51 50 50 50 57 56 55 54 60 58 56 56 60 58 57 55 59 57
RH            63 72 89100 78 84 96100 81 84 93100 76 81 93 96 73 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      20      10      30      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS       IS SC SC IS SC 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