RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026

NCZ001-180900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
201 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026

Date           02/16/26      Tue 02/17/26            Wed 02/18/26            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
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                 40          56          43          55          48
TEMP                      42 42 49 54 52 46 45 45 44 45 49 51 53 51 51 50 49 49
DEWPT                     31 30 36 37 38 39 38 36 38 38 41 45 46 46 47 47 47 47
MIN/MAX RH                   74          51          80          75          93
RH                        65 62 61 52 59 76 76 70 79 76 74 80 77 83 86 89 93 93
WIND DIR                   W  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD                  10 11  5  6  9 10 11 12 12 12 16 18 17 16 14 12  9  6
CLOUDS                    FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 11 18 36 42 65 74 89 87 87 80 73 90 86 81 86 90 83 82
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  4  0  1
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC SC
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SW SW  W SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD                 4  2  2  9  5  9  9  8  6  6 20 24 18  9  8  6  3  2
DISPERSION                FR             FR FR FR FR             GD GD FR PR   
ADI                        3  2  4 31 15  8  8  7  6  5 34 57 36  8  7  6  3  3
MAX LVORI                  3  3  3  1  2  4  4  3  4  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  6  6
STABILITY                  E  C  B  B  C  D  D  D  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                          None 14300 14400 15900 16900   200  8600   300
STA PRES                        26.79 26.73 26.69 26.61 26.59 26.56 26.57 26.57


Date           02/19Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26
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       56      49      54      40      46      30      32      19      27
TEMP          52 53 49 51 52 50 45 41 43 42 38 31 31 29 25 20 24 23
DEWPT         49 48 47 46 42 35 32 34 33 31 30 26 22 18 16 12 11 10
RH            89 83 93 83 69 56 60 76 67 65 73 81 69 63 68 71 57 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           50      50      50      40      50      50      40      20      10
RAIN                    C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C                  
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC                                                
SNOW                                               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