RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

NCZ001-100900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
701 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

Date           01/09/26      Sat 01/10/26            Sun 01/11/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 51          54          24          28          19
TEMP                52 51 52 51 51 52 53 51 47 41 32 26 26 25 23 22 22 21 20 19
DEWPT               51 51 51 50 50 51 52 49 45 38 28 21 19 13  9  9 11 12 12 11
MIN/MAX RH                  100          90          99          55          71
RH                  96100 96 96 96 96 96 93 93 89 85 81 74 60 54 57 62 68 71 70
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  5  5  8 10 11 13 19 26 33 37 40 39 33 34 40 35 29 24 18
WIND GUST                                                  46 46               
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           90 93 93 99 86 95 88 85 85 84 61 30 60 39 19 12 23 36 26 17
VSBY                 4  4  4  2  2  4  6  7  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                    100         100          50          10           0
RAIN                 L  C                 C  C                                 
RAIN SHWRS                NM  O NM  O NM                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1  1  1  1  1  4  5  4  2            
T WIND DIR           S SW SE SE  S SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           2  3  1  6  9  4 11 12 16 24 31 24 49 48 36 35            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             GD GD GD GD             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                  2  2  1  8 10  7 18 11 14 27 28 33140149 99 40            
MAX LVORI           10  9  9  6  7  8  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  1  1  1            
STABILITY            E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING               500   500   400   300   300  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.81 26.72 26.63 26.61 26.63 26.62 26.65 26.74            


Date           01/12Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       36      25      45      31      39      25      28      17      30
TEMP          34 29 27 26 43 34 35 34 38 34 33 26 25 22 20 18 28 26
DEWPT          9 12 10 12 17 22 21 23 27 28 27 22 17 13 12 11 13 16
RH            35 48 48 55 35 61 56 64 64 78 78 85 71 68 71 73 53 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      20      40      40      20      10
SNOW                                   S  S  C  C  C  C  S  S      

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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