RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1202 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

NCZ001-272100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1202 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026

Date             Fri 02/27/26            Sat 02/28/26            Sun 03/01/26
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                 47          36          56          40          53
TEMP                   45 45 43 41 40 39 37 46 52 55 50 47 45 43 40 47 51 52 42
DEWPT                  38 37 36 36 33 30 27 27 33 33 34 33 32 33 34 35 35 33 33
MAX/MIN RH                   75          82          42          78          47
RH                     76 73 76 82 76 70 67 47 48 43 54 58 60 67 79 63 54 48 70
WIND DIR                S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                8  9  4  4  5  5  6  6  5  5  4  6  9 12 13 16 16 14 12
WIND GUST                                                        24 27 27 25   
CLOUDS                 SC B2 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              43 74 54 66 77 40 24  7  4  3  2  6  3  5  9 17 43 72 72
VSBY                    8  5  5  3  3  3  3  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR             SW SW  S  S  S  S  W NW  N NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD              2  3  9  9  5  5  9 11  9  5  2  3  4  9 11 32 17 11 13
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             VP PR PR FR             FR
ADI                    10 13  4  6  4  4 10 16 48 30  1  2  3  8 13 73 53 33 12
MAX LVORI               3  2  4  5  6  6  5  3  1  1  3  4  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  F  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                   14700   400  None  None  None  None  None  None  7000
STA PRES                  26.67 26.71 26.70 26.74 26.71 26.73 26.73 26.77 26.83


Date          Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26
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       31      37      29      40      36      55      45      57
TEMP          36 33 33 36 31 30 36 39 39 41 53 51 47 46 55 53
DEWPT         30 29 29 27 26 27 32 33 36 38 45 43 43 43 46 45
RH            79 85 85 69 81 88 85 79 89 89 74 74 86 89 72 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10      40      30      30      30      20      20      30
FRZG RAIN                     S                              
RAIN                 C  C  C     C  C  C  C  S  S     S  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