RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
632 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

NCZ001-252100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
632 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

Date             Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26            Fri 02/27/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 43          39          44          37          49
TEMP             32 35 40 40 40 40 40 40 41 42 45 46 44 42 40 39 38 41 46 48 43
DEWPT            19 28 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 42 44 42 40 40 38 38 37 39 38 37 36
MAX/MIN RH                   42         100          85          96          65
RH               58 75 76 79 82 85 89 96 96100 96 86 86 93 92 96 96 92 73 65 76
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  S  S SW  S
WIND SPD         25 26 23 20 17 13  9  8  6  6  8  9  8  8  6  5  5  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST        35 36 34                                                      
CLOUDS           SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        33 38 40 59 67 82 93 89 93 91 82 73 70 75 79 76 75 61 49 36 30
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10  7  3  2  2  2  5  6  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          80          80          30          20
RAIN                          C  C  L  D  D  D  L  L  C  C  S  S  S  S         
MIX HGT          <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  E  E  S SW  W  W  W  W  S  S  S SE
T WIND SPD       11 32 28 27 11 12  6  1  0  3  8  3  1  2  1  4  3  3  4  5  5
DISPERSION                   GD FR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI              13 54 60 64 10 11  6  1  0  4  9  4  1  2  1  3  3  4 10 15  3
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  4  5  5 10  9  9  8  5  6  6  8  8  8  6  3  3  4
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  C  D  B  B  F
CEILING              None  1100   200   200   200   200   200   300  5800  None
STA PRES            26.44 26.45 26.52 26.52 26.51 26.49 26.57 26.63 26.68 26.67


Date          Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       35      54      39      54      39      47      35      43
TEMP          37 35 52 47 40 41 53 45 41 39 42 43 40 35 38 39
DEWPT         34 33 34 36 33 33 35 34 35 34 35 35 34 32 33 32
RH            89 92 50 65 76 73 50 65 79 82 76 73 79 89 82 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5      20      40      40      40
RAIN                                      S  C  C  C  C  C  C

$$


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