RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

NCZ001-110800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
131 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

Date           04/09/26      Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26            Sun
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                 40          66          47          67          49
TEMP                   42 41 43 57 64 64 56 52 50 50 51 60 66 64 58 54 51 49 51
DEWPT                  26 25 26 29 30 31 33 35 34 36 38 40 42 43 43 44 43 42 44
MIN/MAX RH                   54          27          63          45          79
RH                     53 52 51 34 28 29 42 52 54 58 61 47 42 46 57 69 74 77 77
WIND DIR                S SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N SE SE SE
WIND SPD                5  5  6  5  4  6  9 10 11 11 11 11  9  6  5  5  5  6  9
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               0  0  0  0  5  5  0 12 15  8 32 29 35 35 22 11  8 14 19
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR              S SW  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD              3  2  3  6  8  8  3  4  5  6  8 12 14  8  4            
DISPERSION             PR PR             PR FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                     2  1  3 21 54 53  2  3  4  5  6 37 80 40  2            
MAX LVORI               2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY               F  F  A  A  A  A  E  E  E  E  C  C  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  26.95 26.98 26.92 26.94 26.92 26.97 26.95            


Date           04/12Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26
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       68      51      68      52      74      55      75      56      73
TEMP          67 62 55 54 65 63 55 56 71 66 58 58 73 68 59 59 70 65
DEWPT         43 41 40 42 41 43 43 45 47 48 47 48 46 46 46 49 48 48
RH            42 46 57 64 41 48 64 66 42 52 67 69 38 45 62 69 45 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0      10       0       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS
TSTMS                                                            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