RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

NCZ001-062000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Date             Tue 10/06/26            Wed 10/07/26            Thu 10/08/26
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                 60          46          67          51          68
TEMP                51 58 58 50 49 48 48 49 58 65 64 55 54 54 54 53 62 67 66 57
DEWPT               44 49 51 49 48 46 45 46 51 52 52 52 51 50 50 49 51 52 53 52
MAX/MIN RH                   70          95          61          91          59
RH                  77 72 77 96 96 93 89 89 77 63 65 90 90 86 86 86 67 59 63 83
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  S  S SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             6  4  5  5  4  5  5  8  6  5  5  4  8 10 13 14 10  6  5  5
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           16 16 21 22 28 20 14 11 22 15  6 13 16 11 11  8  4  8 12 27
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  4  2 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  S  S  S  S  S  W NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           5  3  3  4  4  6  3  5 11  9  6  3  4  9 10 10 18 14 13 12
DISPERSION                   PR VP PR PR             VP PR FR FR             PR
ADI                 11 10 10  2  2  3  2  6 32 35 23  2  3  6  9 11 51 71 65  6
MAX LVORI            4  3  4  8  6  6  7  5  3  1  3  7  6  5  5  5  1  1  1  5
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  E  E  D  D  C  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.81 26.77 26.75 26.72 26.73 26.69 26.69 26.69 26.72 26.72


Date          Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26
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       51      66      49      61      49      57      51      62
TEMP          55 51 65 57 52 50 58 55 52 50 55 54 54 53 60 57
DEWPT         50 46 48 49 46 44 49 49 49 49 54 53 54 52 56 55
RH            83 83 54 75 80 80 72 80 89 96 96 96100 96 87 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      50      60      50      30
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC NM NM SC 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