RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

NCZ001-282100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
431 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
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                 48          38          44          16          31
TEMP             31 35 44 46 43 42 42 40 38 39 40 37 29 26 21 18 16 21 30 31 27
DEWPT            22 18 19 20 21 23 26 29 31 30 25 21 19 16 12  8  7  3  3  4  7
MAX/MIN RH                   33          76          52          69          30
RH               69 49 36 35 41 46 53 64 76 70 55 52 66 65 68 64 67 45 31 31 42
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD         23 18 13 17 17 21 29 28 23 25 24 24 25 25 21 18 16 12 11 12 11
WIND GUST                                41 43 42 42 44 43 39 32 27 23    23   
CLOUDS           FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)        12  2  4  5  4  4  5 15 24 29 27 39 55 54 38 18 12  7  4  5  6
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD       14 18 14 21  9 10 16 14 13 28 29 24 24 26 26 25 19 13 12 14 12
DISPERSION                   GD GD GD GD             GD GD GD GD             FR
ADI              16 38 42 53  8  9 14 13 15 66 82 66 32 36 36 28 27 34 44 52  8
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  3  1  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         D  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.56 26.48 26.44 26.37 26.39 26.42 26.52 26.59 26.67 26.66


Date          Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
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       19      42      30      49      44      55      30      35
TEMP          22 22 39 34 31 32 45 44 46 47 50 49 40 31 33 31
DEWPT          8  7 11 21 22 24 33 36 40 44 44 41 29 20 22 20
RH            54 52 31 58 69 72 62 73 79 89 80 74 64 63 63 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       5      30      30      80     100      40      10
RAIN                       S     C  C  C  D  ?  ?  C  S      
SNOW                       S  C  C                    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