RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

NCZ001-132000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
331 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

Date             Wed 05/13/26            Thu 05/14/26            Fri 05/15/26
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                 65          42          54          41          66
TEMP          47 49 57 62 61 55 52 49 45 43 43 51 51 48 45 42 41 44 53 63 65 58
DEWPT         36 38 43 45 46 48 47 44 39 34 33 34 34 33 34 35 35 34 33 32 34 39
MAX/MIN RH                   52          83          48          79          30
RH            65 66 59 54 58 77 83 83 79 70 67 52 52 56 65 76 79 68 46 31 31 49
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD      10  8 12 12 14 18 17 20 20 31 25 20 23 24 16 13 12 11  8  5  6  5
CLOUDS        FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)      9  7 27 53 60 51 40 29 27 45 17 13 15  5 13 21 10  8  9 22 25 26
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          30           0           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC                                                
TSTMS                     IS                                                   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  6  4  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  1 <1  1 <1  1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     8  8 14 14 18 11 26 14 19 26 28 25 26 20 25 23 12 20 13  8 10  3
DISPERSION    FR             GD GD GD GD             GD GD FR FR             PR
ADI            5  8 59 49 49 10 30 13 18 58 88 98104 23 23 21 11 40 57 41 35  2
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  4  4  4  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      E  B  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  C  B  A  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.70 26.60 26.57 26.55 26.59 26.61 26.66 26.67 26.73 26.72


Date          Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26
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       52      74      58      82      60      83      61      82
TEMP          52 58 71 67 59 61 75 71 61 63 76 72 63 63 76 72
DEWPT         39 44 51 53 50 51 52 54 53 54 54 55 55 55 54 55
RH            61 59 49 61 72 70 45 55 75 72 46 55 75 75 46 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR            5      30      10      20      10      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS             SC          IS          IS          SC
TSTMS                  SC          IS          IS          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