RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

NCZ001-160800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
231 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

Date           06/14/26      Mon 06/15/26            Tue 06/16/26            Wed
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                 53          66          49          69          55
TEMP                      59 56 61 64 64 60 55 53 51 54 60 66 67 62 58 57 56 58
DEWPT                     54 50 49 48 47 46 46 46 45 46 47 49 50 50 49 49 49 51
MIN/MAX RH                   88          53          85          53          78
RH                        83 80 65 56 54 60 72 77 80 74 62 54 54 65 72 75 77 77
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                  24 19 16 13 14 10  6  6  6  4  5  8  8  8  8  9 10 11
WIND GUST                    31                                                
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)                 52 38 46 27 17 31 43 49 50 45 54 43 43 49 42 48 36 18
VSBY                       9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10      
POP 12HR                     60           0           0           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT                    1  2  2  3  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5  1            
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  E  S SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD                20 18 19 16 14 13  8  6  4  3  8 12 10  5            
DISPERSION                GD             FR PR PR PR             PR PR PR FR   
ADI                       19 32 41 66 67  9  7  6  3  4 40 76 58  4            
MAX LVORI                  5  4  3  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  D  D  D  B  B  E  D  D  E  A  A  B  B  E            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  26.58 26.63 26.63 26.64 26.63 26.63 26.58            


Date           06/17Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26
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       75      62      79      62      69      54      70      55      75
TEMP          72 69 63 65 78 71 67 64 66 64 58 56 67 64 57 58 71 69
DEWPT         52 55 56 60 62 62 63 61 61 56 54 51 50 51 51 51 53 56
RH            49 61 78 84 58 73 87 90 84 75 86 83 54 63 80 77 53 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       0      60      80      80      20       5       0      20
RAIN SHWRS                   NM NM  O  O SC IS                   IS
TSTMS                        SC SC    SC SC 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