RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

NCZ001-090800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 PM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date           05/08/26      Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26            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
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                 46          64          50          69          50
TEMP                49 47 47 50 55 62 62 58 53 51 50 54 63 68 67 61 58 56 55 52
DEWPT               41 42 43 44 45 45 46 48 48 47 47 48 46 46 47 50 50 50 50 50
MIN/MAX RH                   86          54          88          45          94
RH                  74 83 86 80 69 54 56 69 83 86 89 80 54 45 49 67 75 80 83 93
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD            10 10  9  8 14 14 14 10 10 10  9  8  8  5  6  5  5  6  9 12
CLOUDS              SC SC FW B2 SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           37 39 18 84 49 21 25 39 17 40 33 24 11 26 21 40 49 66 75 79
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4 10 10 10 10 10 10  2  2  3
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          10          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                            IS IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD           8  5  4  4 16 18 20 12  4  4  3  3 12 10 11  6            
DISPERSION          FR FR PR             FR FR FR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  5  4  3  4 60 78 87  8  3  3  2  4 61 80 71  3            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  4  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  B  A  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.62 26.59 26.60 26.59 26.66 26.68 26.70 26.66            


Date           05/11Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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       56      36      61      45      65      46      63      45      69
TEMP          54 49 40 39 54 51 45 48 57 55 49 47 57 53 45 47 62 59
DEWPT         47 36 34 32 32 35 36 39 44 45 44 42 40 40 39 39 41 44
RH            77 61 79 76 43 54 70 71 62 69 83 83 53 61 79 74 46 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70       5       0      20      40      20       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    NM IS                IS SC SC IS                     
TSTMS            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