RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

NCZ001-140800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

Date           10/13/25      Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu
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                 48          65          45          65          43
TEMP                51 49 49 48 54 61 61 52 51 49 47 46 57 64 61 52 50 48 45 43
DEWPT               47 47 46 45 48 50 51 49 47 47 45 43 44 44 44 42 41 40 38 37
MIN/MAX RH                   90          64          94          47          80
RH                  86 93 89 89 80 67 70 89 86 93 93 89 62 48 53 69 71 74 76 79
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD            16 17 18 18 13 11 11 12 13 10 10 10  6  8 10 11 12 11 10  9
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)           10 10 11 14 12 15  5 24 13  9 12 19  3  8  8  5  3  3  5 13
VSBY                10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW            
T WIND SPD          12 14 21 14 17 12 11 10  9  9  6  5  8 10 13 12            
DISPERSION          GD GD GD             FR FR FR FR             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                 11 13 20 16 33 35 28  9  8  6  5  4 14 36 35  8            
MAX LVORI            5  5  4  4  3  3  3  5  5  6  6  6  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  C  C  C  D  D  E  E  C  B  B  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.70 26.70 26.74 26.76 26.78 26.77 26.76 26.73            


Date           10/16Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
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       62      40      63      47      67      50      61      44      56
TEMP          61 47 43 41 62 50 49 47 66 54 52 50 60 52 49 44 55 46
DEWPT         37 38 36 35 40 44 43 43 50 49 47 47 52 48 44 39 38 38
RH            41 71 76 79 44 80 80 86 56 83 83 89 75 86 83 82 53 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      10      50      40      10
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC SC SC      

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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