RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

NCZ001-260800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

Date           04/25/25      Sat 04/26/25            Sun 04/27/25            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
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 54          61          43          63          45
TEMP                58 57 55 55 56 57 60 57 52 50 45 43 53 60 63 56 48 45 44 46
DEWPT               55 53 53 53 54 53 53 50 47 43 39 36 32 32 35 37 37 36 36 37
MIN/MAX RH                   95          78          84          35          71
RH                  90 86 93 93 93 86 78 77 83 77 79 76 44 35 35 49 65 70 73 71
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  N NE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             6  6  9 11 13 13 16 17 16 16 14 14 10  5  5  6  6  5  6  8
WIND GUST           18 18 19                                                   
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           92 92 94 77 66 66 39 32 53 45 54 56 44 30 28 50 48 42 38 32
VSBY                 8  5  6  4  8 10 10 10 10  9 10 10                        
POP 12HR                     60          40          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM NM SC SC                                             
TSTMS               IS IS                                                      
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NE            
T WIND SPD          12 13 13 14 18 25 21 23 17 18 16 14 13  6  5  2            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             GD GD GD GD             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  7 10  8 13 31 58 49 21 15 16 14 11 34 32 29  2            
MAX LVORI            5  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  3  4  3  1  1  2  2            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  A  A  E            
CEILING               500   400   400  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.73 26.67 26.69 26.71 26.77 26.78 26.84 26.82            


Date           04/28Tue 04/29/25Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       65      49      70      57      72      56      71      57      67
TEMP          63 59 50 55 70 63 58 60 71 63 58 59 71 63 59 59 66 60
DEWPT         42 46 44 47 54 55 52 54 53 53 52 52 52 52 52 53 51 48
RH            46 62 80 74 57 75 80 81 53 70 80 78 51 67 78 80 58 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0      30      10      50      20      50      40      50
RAIN SHWRS                   SC       IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                    SC IS       IS          IS

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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