RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

NCZ001-042100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
431 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Date             Wed 02/04/26            Thu 02/05/26            Fri 02/06/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 37          21          29          19          33
TEMP             35 36 36 33 30 30 27 24 22 23 28 26 21 21 20 20 20 24 29 30 32
DEWPT            35 36 35 33 30 28 26 22 19 19 18 17 15 16 13 12 12 17 25 26 26
MAX/MIN RH                   95         100          65          79          70
RH              100100 96100100 92 96 92 88 84 66 68 77 81 74 71 71 74 85 85 78
WIND DIR          W SW  S SW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          5  4  4  4  6  8 10 10 11 10  8 10 14 17 18 19 18 19 21 26 39
WIND GUST                                                                 36   
CLOUDS           B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)        87 92 91 93 94 91 90 73 45 42 25 33 64 54 36 23 33 44 62 72 65
VSBY              4  5  3  3  2  3  1  1  1  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          50           5           0          40
RAIN                    C  L                                                   
SNOW                       L  C  C  S                                   C  C  C
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR       NW SE  E  E  E  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD        3  3  5  4  3  4  8 10 11 12 13 17 17 16 12 13  8 17 23 41 37
DISPERSION                   PR PR FR FR             GD GD GD GD             GD
ADI               4  4  6  5  2  4  7  9  9 10 24 23 15 14 11 12  9 27 46 65 34
MAX LVORI         9  9  6  7  9  6  8  6  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  3
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  C  C  B  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING               300   300   300   200  None  None  None  None  None  2000
STA PRES            26.65 26.60 26.60 26.57 26.58 26.53 26.52 26.47 26.40 26.38


Date          Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26
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       18      27      15      35      25      41      30      46
TEMP          27 20 20 18 16 19 31 30 30 26 37 32 33 33 42 38
DEWPT         23 15 10  9  7  7 15 19 23 23 27 26 27 28 32 30
RH            85 81 64 67 67 59 51 63 75 88 67 78 78 82 67 73
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30       0       0       5       5       5       5       5
SNOW           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