RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

NCZ001-150900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
401 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

Date           11/14/26      Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26            Tue
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          39          27          50          32
TEMP             30 31 31 32 32 32 37 36 34 32 31 28 27 39 48 45 36 33 34 34 34
DEWPT            23 24 25 26 27 28 26 26 27 28 26 25 25 28 26 28 28 28 27 26 26
MIN/MAX RH                   86          63          91          41          83
RH               75 75 78 78 81 85 64 67 75 85 81 88 92 64 42 51 72 82 75 72 72
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E NE  N  N NW NW  W
WIND SPD         25 26 24 23 19 13  8  9 11 10  8  6  4  1  1  2  2  3  3  2  2
CLOUDS           FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)        19 11 36 59 63 59 60 38 36 21 12  5  2  9  3  1  3  3  4  4  5
VSBY             10 10  9  8  8  9 10 10  9  9  7  8  8 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT           1 <1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD       25 26 24 23 18 19 14 16 13 11 10  8  6  6  5  5  5            
DISPERSION       GD GD GD GD             FR FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI              23 24 22 21 26 37 31 44  9  8  7  4  7 12 19 18  3            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  3  3  4  1  1  4  4  4  6  5  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  E  E  E  F  B  A  A  B  G            
CEILING              None   400   500  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.97 27.00 27.08 27.10 27.15 27.18 27.22 27.20            


Date           11/17Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26
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       53      35      56      36      59      40      60      40      58
TEMP          52 43 39 37 54 45 39 38 56 48 43 41 57 49 43 41 55 49
DEWPT         25 28 27 23 21 25 23 18 22 28 26 24 28 31 30 29 31 33
RH            35 55 62 56 27 45 52 44 26 46 51 50 33 50 60 62 40 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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