RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025

NCZ001-170800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025

Date           09/16/25      Wed 09/17/25            Thu 09/18/25            Fri
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                 53          68          52          71          54
TEMP                55 54 54 54 59 64 63 58 57 56 54 54 63 68 66 59 57 56 55 55
DEWPT               50 49 50 50 51 52 54 52 52 52 51 50 53 54 55 53 52 51 50 50
MIN/MAX RH                   87          66          90          61          86
RH                  83 83 86 86 75 65 72 80 83 86 90 86 70 61 68 80 83 83 83 83
WIND DIR            NE  N NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             4  4  5  6  6  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  4  4  4  3  4  4  5  5
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           76 70 76 50 42 39 52 29 32 26 21 22 18 43 31 20 15 12  6  6
VSBY                10  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          10           0           5           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW NW  W  W NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  W SW  N            
T WIND SPD           1  3  4  5 13 14 10  5  4  2  3  2  2  2  3  0            
DISPERSION          VP VP PR             VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP PR   
ADI                  1  2  3  6 38 75 27  3  2  1  2  2 10 14 15  0            
MAX LVORI            6  5  6  4  3  1  3  4  5  6  6  6  3  2  3  4            
STABILITY            E  E  E  B  B  B  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              3500  1700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.80 26.76 26.75 26.73 26.75 26.76 26.79 26.77            


Date           09/19Sat 09/20/25Sun 09/21/25Mon 09/22/25Tue 09/23/25
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       74      56      71      54      67      53      68      55      71
TEMP          69 60 57 56 68 59 57 54 63 57 55 54 65 58 57 56 67 60
DEWPT         53 53 50 50 54 54 55 54 55 54 54 53 56 56 55 54 56 56
RH            57 78 77 80 61 83 93100 75 90 96 96 73 93 93 93 68 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      10      10      10      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS
TSTMS                                                            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