RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

NCZ001-080900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
201 AM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

Date           01/06/26      Wed 01/07/26            Thu 01/08/26            Fri
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                 44          50          38          52          46
TEMP                      46 45 47 49 50 43 41 40 40 41 45 49 49 46 47 48 50 50
DEWPT                     41 42 38 33 30 30 28 24 23 24 25 29 32 36 39 42 45 46
MIN/MAX RH                   90          47          61          43          86
RH                        83 89 71 54 46 60 59 52 50 50 45 46 52 68 74 80 83 86
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                  29 27 24 18 16  9  8  5  4  4  6 10 10 11 13 14 14 13
WIND GUST                       40 32                                          
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 67 63 40  8  8 20 19 37 46 37 47 59 79 79 74 79 83 85
VSBY                       9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           5          20
RAIN                                                                    S  S  S
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD                21 17 26 27 18  8  6  5  4  2 10 13 11  9 11 10  8  9
DISPERSION                GD             PR PR PR VP             FR FR GD GD   
ADI                       20 19 46 66 44  5  5  3  3  2  8 22 16  8 10  9  7 10
MAX LVORI                  4  4  3  1  1  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  4
STABILITY                  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  F  E  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None 11700  3800   500
STA PRES                        26.61 26.65 26.72 26.77 26.82 26.81 26.82 26.81


Date           01/09Sat 01/10/26Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26
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       57      51      54      29      31      18      35      25      40
TEMP          54 53 53 54 51 52 45 31 27 23 21 19 32 27 27 27 36 30
DEWPT         48 49 50 50 51 47 36 23 16 10  4  5  3 11  8  7 10 17
RH            80 86 89 86100 83 70 72 63 57 47 54 28 50 44 42 33 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           50      90      90      50      20      20       5       5       5
RAIN           S  C  L  D  D  D  C                                 
RAIN SHWRS                         SC                              
SNOWSHWRS                             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