RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

NCZ001-080800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
802 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date           04/07/26      Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26            Fri
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                 30          49          31          57          38
TEMP                39 35 31 30 36 46 47 41 39 35 32 34 45 54 56 49 42 39 40 42
DEWPT               18 15 14 15 14 19 18 18 20 20 22 24 25 28 30 30 30 28 29 31
MIN/MAX RH                   55          31          68          35          67
RH                  42 43 49 53 40 34 31 39 46 54 66 66 45 36 37 48 62 64 64 65
WIND DIR            NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  W  W
WIND SPD             8  9 11 11 10  9  9 11 10  9  8  5  6  5  6  9  6  5  5  6
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)            4  5  5  6  6 28 39 43 50 57 43 50 33 34 24  4  4  5  4  5
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  N  W  S            
T WIND SPD           8  6 12 10 10  8 10 10  9  8  5  3  3  1  1  4            
DISPERSION          PR PR FR             FR FR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  5  5 11  8 19 23 29  9  8  7  5  3  6  4  4  3            
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY            E  E  D  C  C  B  C  D  D  D  D  A  B  A  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.92 26.96 27.01 26.99 27.01 26.98 26.98 26.93            


Date           04/10Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26
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       66      45      67      48      68      50      68      52      72
TEMP          64 56 47 49 64 60 51 50 64 61 54 52 66 63 56 55 69 65
DEWPT         35 38 36 38 43 45 44 46 45 44 45 47 45 46 46 49 49 48
RH            34 51 65 66 46 58 77 86 50 53 71 83 47 54 69 80 49 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10       0       0       0       5       0      10

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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