RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

NCZ001-170900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
701 PM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

Date           01/16/26      Sat 01/17/26            Sun 01/18/26            Mon
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                 25          36          17          21          16
TEMP                27 27 30 32 31 34 33 28 28 26 22 18 17 19 18 17 17 18 17 17
DEWPT               13 15 21 27 28 26 25 23 22 21 17 13  9  6  6  7  6  5  5  5
MIN/MAX RH                   88          67          82          56          63
RH                  55 60 69 81 88 72 72 81 78 81 81 80 70 56 59 64 61 56 58 58
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            16 17 16 14 13 13 12 12 14 18 19 20 18 13 16 17 19 24 26 27
CLOUDS              SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           42 60 82 69 55 41 37 36 56 80 83 81 73 55 21  5  4  6  7  7
VSBY                10 10  8  5  6 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          30          20          20           0
SNOW                       C  C           S  S  S  S  S  S                     
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD          14 13 11  6 12 21 20 10 16 24 24 23 17 14 13 13            
DISPERSION          GD GD GD             FR GD GD GD             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                 13 12 10  8 19 46 43  9 14 22 22 34 29 31 27 12            
MAX LVORI            2  2  3  4  4  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  1  2  2            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  1800  None  None  7400   300  8500  None  None      
STA PRES            26.56 26.54 26.62 26.64 26.67 26.65 26.62 26.55            


Date           01/19Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26
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       26       8      19      14      37      28      38      24      38
TEMP          26 21 13  8 16 15 16 18 33 29 31 33 35 30 27 25 33 31
DEWPT          9  6 -5 -9-13 -5 -3 -2  7 12 19 25 28 22 17 16 20 22
RH            48 52 43 45 26 40 42 40 33 48 61 72 75 72 65 68 58 69
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      20      20      30      30
RAIN                                               S  S           S
SNOW                                            S  S     S  C  C   

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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