RAWS Point Forecast - Upr Mtn Laurel Springs, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

NCZ001-300900-
RAWS 310141
36.40N  81.29W Elev. 3009 ft
301 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

Date           01/29/25      Thu 01/30/25            Fri 01/31/25            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 30          50          40          51          39
TEMP          50 42 38 35 31 32 43 48 50 43 41 42 41 43 46 49 50 47 45 44 42 40
DEWPT         22 20 19 19 19 20 22 23 26 29 34 34 38 41 45 48 47 42 41 39 39 38
MIN/MAX RH                   67          37          93          82          93
RH            33 41 46 52 61 61 43 37 39 57 76 73 89 93 96 96 89 83 86 82 89 92
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD      19 17 12  9  4  2  4  8  8  6  5  8  8  9 10 10 10 11 12 12 10  8
WIND GUST     42 35 25                               19 20       23 25 25 21   
CLOUDS        FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     14  6  5 17 27 35 30 45 77 98 92 93 94 94 93 92 86 57 39 41 65 73
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          20          60          90          20
RAIN                                      C  C  C  C  L                        
RAIN SHWRS                                               O  O  O IS            
LAL                                                                            
HAINES                                                                         
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W            
T WIND SPD    32 14 12  8  6  4  4 11  9  5  9 10  9 11 18 16 10 11            
DISPERSION       GD FR PR VP             PR PR PR PR             FR FR FR FR   
ADI           61 13 11  5  3  5  5 20 14  4  6  9  8 13 20 22 15 10            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  3  4  3  5  5  5  5  5  4            
STABILITY      D  D  D  E  F  B  B  B  D  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  6300  4800  1900   200  4200  None      
STA PRES            27.17 27.27 27.37 27.33 27.30 27.14 27.05 27.00            


Date           02/01Sun 02/02/25Mon 02/03/25Tue 02/04/25Wed 02/05/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       51      31      45      36      58      40      55      37      52
TEMP          48 41 35 33 42 40 37 40 56 49 45 42 53 46 40 39 50 46
DEWPT         35 35 33 31 36 36 35 36 40 40 40 39 40 38 36 36 40 39
RH            60 79 92 92 79 85 92 85 55 71 82 89 61 73 85 89 68 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       0       0       5       5       5      10

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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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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