RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

NCZ001-282000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Date             Wed 10/28/26            Thu 10/29/26            Fri 10/30/26
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                 56          47          65          46          67
TEMP                52 55 55 49 48 49 49 47 54 63 61 51 49 49 48 47 59 66 63 54
DEWPT               37 38 39 39 42 42 40 37 36 39 41 40 35 29 31 29 33 40 44 43
MAX/MIN RH                   52          81          41          67          36
RH                  56 53 55 68 80 77 71 68 50 41 48 66 58 46 51 49 37 38 50 66
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NW
WIND SPD             4  4  4  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  4  6 10 10  4  3  3  2
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           73 79 73 42 54 69 42 32  7  2  2  4 11  9  9 13 10  9 12 33
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  8  3  4  7 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE  N  N  W  N NE  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
T WIND SPD           1  4  5  3  2  1  0  0  1  3  1  1  3  4  5  6  8  8 10 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR FR             VP
ADI                  2 12 12  2  2  1  0  0  2 15  4  1  2  2  4  5 13 31 35  5
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  3  4  4  4  4  2  2  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  C  E  E  E  F  B  A  A  A  G  F  F  E  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING             20200 16100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.98 26.94 26.95 26.91 26.91 26.86 26.86 26.86 26.88 26.88


Date          Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
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       49      58      46      53      49      56      50      59
TEMP          51 49 57 52 49 48 51 51 51 51 54 53 53 52 57 55
DEWPT         41 42 43 44 42 43 46 47 48 50 53 51 50 51 55 53
RH            68 77 59 74 77 83 83 86 89 96 96 93 89 96 93 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      50      70      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC NM NM SC IS SC SC 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