RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

NCZ001-202000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

Date             Wed 05/20/26            Thu 05/21/26            Fri 05/22/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 79          60          71          54          58
TEMP                71 76 75 69 64 62 61 64 67 68 64 62 61 60 58 57 55 57 57 57
DEWPT               55 55 56 57 58 57 57 58 59 61 61 59 58 56 56 55 55 57 57 56
MAX/MIN RH                   46          86          73          97          89
RH                  57 48 52 66 81 84 87 81 75 78 90 90 90 87 93 93100100100 96
WIND DIR             W  W SW  W  W  W SW SW SE  S  E SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             8  4  4  6  6  5  3  3  3  3  2  8 14 13 12 11  9  8  8 12
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 B1 B1 OV B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)           13 43 56 66 63 88 63 56 68 90 92 98 98 88 86 78 82 84 79 92
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  6 10 10  6  7  3  1  2  3  2 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          40          90         100          70
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC    IS IS SC  O  O  O  O  O  O NM NM NM NM  O
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS                IS IS IS
MIX HGT              4  7  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR           W  S  S SW  S  W  N NE SW  S  S  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE
T WIND SPD           6  8 11 10  2  3  3  1  9  5  9 11 10  9  9  8  8  6  5  4
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR VP             PR GD FR FR             FR
ADI                 36 65 44  7  2  2  2  1 31 16 13 10  9  8  8 10 11 11  8  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  5  5  6  5  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  6  7  7  8  7
STABILITY            B  A  C  E  E  E  F  B  B  B  B  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  D
CEILING              None  1400  1400   500   500   500   500   500   600   600
STA PRES            26.83 26.75 26.75 26.75 26.78 26.76 26.81 26.80 26.84 26.82


Date          Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       57      66      60      74      61      75      62      76
TEMP          59 59 63 63 62 62 68 65 63 62 68 66 63 64 69 66
DEWPT         56 56 61 59 58 59 62 61 58 59 63 61 59 60 63 61
RH            90 90 93 87 87 90 81 87 84 90 84 84 87 87 81 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 OV
POP 12HR           90      90      40      80      40      90      40      90
RAIN SHWRS     O  O  O  O SC IS SC  O SC IS NM  O SC    NM  O
TSTMS         IS IS IS SC SC    IS SC IS    IS 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