RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Feb 14 2026

NCZ001-142100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
701 AM EST Sat Feb 14 2026

Date             Sat 02/14/26            Sun 02/15/26            Mon 02/16/26
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                 48          37          40          37          51
TEMP                39 45 46 40 39 40 39 38 37 39 39 40 40 39 38 37 41 47 50 44
DEWPT               19 18 19 25 26 28 31 35 37 38 39 38 38 38 37 35 37 35 34 36
MAX/MIN RH                   32          92          67          99          55
RH                  44 33 34 55 59 62 73 89100 96100 92 92 96 96 92 85 63 54 73
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S SE SE  E  N  N NW NW  N  E  S  S
WIND SPD             5  6  6  5  5  6  8  9  8  5  5  8  9 10 10 10  6  4  5  5
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           46 51 53 72 87 91 98100100100100 99 83 68 73 40 30 23 18 12
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  7  6  4  2  1  3  2  8  9               
POP 12HR                      0          60         100          50           5
RAIN                                S  C  D  D  D  D  C  C                     
MIX HGT              2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W SW  S  S SW SE  S  E NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  S  S
T WIND SPD           9 11 11  1  3  3  4  3 11  4  5  4  3  6  9 12  8  6  4  5
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR FR FR             PR
ADI                 20 50 37  1  2  2  4  4 13  5  6  4  3  6  8 10  8 19 13  3
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  3  3  3  6  5  9  8  6  6  6  6  6  5  2  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  C  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None 16200  9600  2200  2000   200   200 21100  None  None
STA PRES            26.79 26.74 26.73 26.70 26.61 26.49 26.47 26.54 26.67 26.70


Date          Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26
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       36      55      41      56      45      57      47      55
TEMP          38 38 54 45 44 43 53 51 48 46 54 52 50 48 53 47
DEWPT         34 33 35 37 38 37 42 43 43 43 42 42 43 43 37 34
RH            85 82 48 73 79 79 66 74 83 89 64 69 77 83 54 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       5      10      20      30
RAIN                                                  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