RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

NCZ001-060900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
631 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

Date           11/05/26      Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun
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                 50          57          41          49          33
TEMP             57 56 55 54 51 52 56 54 50 48 46 44 41 42 49 47 41 39 38 36 34
DEWPT            57 56 53 51 46 42 41 41 43 44 42 39 36 32 32 31 31 32 31 30 30
MIN/MAX RH                  100          58          86          51          85
RH              100100 93 90 83 69 57 61 77 86 86 82 82 67 52 53 67 76 76 79 85
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD          3  5  9 11 11  8  8 10 12 16 19 21 24 17 13 13 16 16 14 13 13
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        78 56 52 63 45 15 14  5 60 58 49 23 15  8  2  6 10 22 22 20 15
VSBY              9  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  1  1  2 <1 <1  2  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR        W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD        1  2  3  3  4 11 19 24  8 11 10  6  5 13 16 19  5            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR FR             FR GD GD GD             GD GD GD FR   
ADI               1  2  3  3  4 22 71 78  7 13 12  6  6 24 41 42  5            
MAX LVORI        10 10  6  6  5  3  1  1  4  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  E  D  D  C  B  B  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  D            
CEILING               400  1200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.81 26.80 26.80 26.78 26.82 26.82 26.87 26.88            


Date           11/08Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
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       55      37      58      40      59      39      56      37      52
TEMP          54 42 40 39 56 48 43 42 57 49 43 41 56 44 41 38 50 44
DEWPT         31 31 30 29 29 30 26 25 29 29 30 31 30 30 30 30 31 31
RH            41 65 67 67 35 49 51 50 34 46 60 67 37 57 65 73 48 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20
RAIN                                                              S

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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