RAWS Point Forecast - Rendezvous Mountain, NC

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

NCZ019-020800-
RAWS 312001
36.23N  81.32W Elev. 2380 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                 51          68          46          67          48
TEMP                59 56 53 51 59 65 65 58 54 51 49 47 58 65 66 59 55 53 51 49
DEWPT               54 53 50 48 48 47 46 47 47 46 46 46 47 49 49 49 48 48 46 46
MIN/MAX RH                   91          48          96          54          89
RH                  83 90 89 89 67 52 50 67 77 83 89 96 67 56 54 69 77 83 83 89
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE  N  N  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  4  5  5  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           18 52 42 19 14 33 34 24 22 20 23 25 18 11 12 12 18 23 31 38
VSBY                10 10  9 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  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD          11 16 11  8  9  8  8  4 12  8  5  3  2  3  2  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  5  7  5  9 36 34 33  2  6  4  3  3  7 14  8  1            
MAX LVORI            5  5  6  5  3  1  1  3  4  5  6  8  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.11 28.18 28.26 28.23 28.27 28.25 28.25 28.18            


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       71      54      71      58      73      59      74      59      75
TEMP          68 64 58 55 69 65 61 59 71 67 63 60 72 68 63 60 73 66
DEWPT         54 53 52 53 60 58 58 58 63 60 59 59 62 61 59 59 62 59
RH            61 67 80 93 73 78 90 96 76 78 87 96 71 78 87 96 68 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5      10      20      10      30      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS       IS SC SC IS IS 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