RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

NCZ001-302000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1031 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

Date             Thu 04/30/26            Fri 05/01/26            Sat 05/02/26
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                 55          38          57          41          48
TEMP                48 52 52 45 40 39 40 41 48 55 57 52 47 45 44 42 41 44 47 43
DEWPT               39 35 32 30 30 31 30 30 28 30 32 33 35 37 38 38 37 36 33 30
MAX/MIN RH                   46          70          37          86          58
RH                  71 52 46 55 67 73 67 65 46 38 38 48 63 73 79 86 85 73 58 60
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW  S  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW
WIND SPD            19 16 16 16 13 11  8  5  9 10 11 12 10 11 11 10 10 10 13 18
CLOUDS              SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)           29 10  6  8 29 48 80 73 37 48 57 78 88 92 90 87 84 80 72 47
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5          10          40          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT              2  4  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5  3
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  S  W  W  W NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          21 19 18 12 10  8  4  2  5 12 13 10  9  8  9 10  8 16 18 24
DISPERSION                   GD FR FR PR             FR FR FR FR             GD
ADI                 62 74 72 14  9  7  4  2 24 90 45  9  8  7  8 10 26 61 54 32
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  4  3  1  1
STABILITY            C  C  C  D  D  D  D  B  B  B  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  D  D
CEILING                    None  None 11500  None 12800  2500   300  1100  3700
STA PRES                  26.54 26.61 26.62 26.64 26.59 26.60 26.58 26.60 26.56


Date          Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26
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       33      52      37      63      45      66      50      67
TEMP          36 37 48 47 39 43 60 56 48 50 63 60 53 53 63 62
DEWPT         27 27 27 28 29 31 36 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 50 50
RH            69 67 44 47 67 62 41 53 74 71 48 55 74 77 62 65
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20       5       0      10       5      20      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS                               IS    IS SC SC
TSTMS                                          IS          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