RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

NCZ001-092000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1031 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Date             Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 76          63          75          63          71
TEMP                67 72 72 67 66 66 65 64 67 72 71 67 67 66 66 64 64 68 68 65
DEWPT               63 64 63 63 63 63 63 62 63 65 64 63 63 63 63 62 64 65 65 63
MAX/MIN RH                   72          95          74          97          88
RH                  87 76 73 87 90 90 93 93 87 79 79 87 87 90 90 93100 90 90 93
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W
WIND SPD            13 11 12 13 14 18 18 19 14 12 12 17 18 19 19 19 12 10 10 10
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           40 57 51 27 16 31 48 61 59 78 62 63 63 78 80 87 87 87 87 67
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  4  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          20          60          70          80
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC          IS    IS NM SC SC SC NM NM  O  O  O  O SC
TSTMS                  SC SC                IS SC SC SC IS IS IS    IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  4  3  2 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD          13 13 17 11  8 14 12 17 16 13 14 11 12 16 10 10 16 18 10 12
DISPERSION                   FR GD GD GD             GD GD GD GD             FR
ADI                 41 37 43 13  7 13 11 24 38 34 33 10 11 14  9 11 30 49 22 11
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  5  5  5  5  6  4  4  4  5
STABILITY            C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  D
CEILING                    None  None  None   500  2600   500   500   600  6000
STA PRES                  26.72 26.73 26.73 26.76 26.77 26.76 26.76 26.78 26.76


Date          Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       61      72      59      69      58      74      60      78
TEMP          64 62 70 64 62 60 67 64 61 59 71 68 62 62 76 72
DEWPT         62 61 63 61 61 58 59 58 57 56 57 59 56 57 59 61
RH            93 97 78 90 97 93 75 81 87 90 61 73 81 84 56 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           50      80      40      50      10      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM  O SC SC SC SC                        
TSTMS         SC IS IS 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