RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1232 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

NCZ001-270900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1232 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

Date           02/25/26      Thu 02/26/26            Fri 02/27/26            Sat
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                 39          44          37          48          35
TEMP                   40 39 39 40 43 44 42 40 39 38 37 40 45 48 42 41 38 38 37
DEWPT                  38 39 39 40 43 42 40 38 37 37 37 39 40 39 38 36 35 35 33
MIN/MAX RH                  100          93          99          72          89
RH                     92100100100100 93 93 92 92 96100 96 82 71 86 82 89 89 85
WIND DIR                W  W SW SW  W  W NW NW  W SW  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  W  W
WIND SPD               10  8  8  6  8  8  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  9
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)              92 94 93 91 77 78 70 71 67 76 76 66 66 45 24 33 38 42 25
VSBY                    3  4  3  2  4  7  9  8  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90          80          20          10           5
RAIN                       D  D  C        S  S                                 
RAIN SHWRS              O          IS                                          
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW  N  E SE  W  W NW  N  S  S SE  S SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD              3  2  5  4 13  8  3  1  2  1  2  9  6  6  5            
DISPERSION             FR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                     3  2  6  5 28 13  2  1  2  1  3 11 17 35  3            
MAX LVORI               6  9  8  9  4  5  6  8  7  9  9  6  4  3  5            
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  B  F            
CEILING                     200   200   100   200   300   400  None  None      
STA PRES                  26.49 26.48 26.51 26.61 26.65 26.72 26.68            


Date           02/28Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26
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       54      41      52      36      39      31      39      36      48
TEMP          51 46 42 42 50 45 40 38 37 38 34 32 36 37 38 40 46 45
DEWPT         34 35 34 34 36 35 34 33 34 32 29 28 30 30 33 36 40 38
RH            52 65 73 73 58 68 79 82 89 79 82 85 79 75 82 85 79 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
POP 12HR            0       0       5      30      60      40      40      40      40
RAIN                                C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
SNOW                                   S  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