RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 PM EST Fri Jan 2 2026

NCZ001-030900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
202 PM EST Fri Jan 2 2026

Date           01/02/26      Sat 01/03/26            Sun 01/04/26            Mon
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                 36          40          30          39          28
TEMP          42 40 40 39 38 38 36 38 40 37 37 36 34 31 31 36 36 31 30 31 31 29
DEWPT         31 33 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 35 34 29 24 20 18 17 18 18 20 21 21
MIN/MAX RH                   92          84          93          44          71
RH            65 76 79 82 85 89 96 89 82 92 92 92 82 75 63 47 45 58 60 63 66 72
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S  S
WIND SPD      13 13 11  8  5  4  4  4  2  2  5 10 13 16 11  9  8  6  5  4  5  5
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%)     94 92 92 93 89 94 97 92 79 76 59 58 42 29 12  7 21 51 74 78 54 17
VSBY          10 10 10 10  9  7  5  6  9  8  7  4  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          50           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC SC                                          
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W SW SE SW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD    13 10  6  3  2  1  3  3  8  4  8 16 17 14 13 14 11  6            
DISPERSION       FR FR PR PR             VP PR FR FR             PR PR VP PR   
ADI           21  9  6  3  2  1  4  4  9  2  5 14 15 16 19 32 19  5            
MAX LVORI      2  3  4  5  6  7  8  6  4  6  6  5  4  3  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  C  F  E  D  D  D  D  C  C  E            
CEILING              8700  3000  1100  1800   200  None  None  None 19400      
STA PRES            26.48 26.48 26.50 26.48 26.53 26.56 26.66 26.67            


Date           01/05Tue 01/06/26Wed 01/07/26Thu 01/08/26Fri 01/09/26
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       44      32      51      42      53      42      51      45      54
TEMP          40 35 34 36 48 44 46 45 49 46 43 44 47 46 48 49 50 50
DEWPT         24 28 28 29 34 37 40 41 41 39 39 39 41 41 43 44 45 45
RH            52 75 78 75 58 76 79 86 74 76 86 82 79 83 83 83 83 83
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      10      10      20      40      40
RAIN                                               S  S  C         
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC 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