RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

NCZ001-250800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
231 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Date           10/24/26      Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26            Tue
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                 35          54          40          60          44
TEMP          55 47 43 40 38 36 46 52 53 48 45 44 42 42 51 57 59 49 47 47 45 45
DEWPT         41 40 36 36 37 36 39 37 38 41 39 38 37 34 37 36 37 42 39 38 36 33
MIN/MAX RH                  100          55          83          42          78
RH            59 76 76 85 96100 76 56 57 77 79 79 82 73 59 45 44 77 74 71 70 62
WIND DIR       E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       5  4  6  6  5  4  4  4  4  2  3  2  2  3  1  0  0  2  4  4  3  2
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)     11 13  8 29 63 54 38 15 10  5 22 25 12  2  6  1  1 10 15 11  9  3
VSBY          10 10 10 10  8  5  9 10 10 10  8  1  0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR     E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E NE  E SE SE NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD     2  5  4  4  9  6  5  2  2  4  6  2  2  4  4  2  4  3  6  6  6  6
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            7  3  2  2  6  8 12  7  7  2  3  1  1  5  8  8 13  2            
MAX LVORI      3  4  4  5  6  8  4  3  3  4  4  5  5  4  2  2  2  4            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  E  D  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.03 27.08 27.08 27.12 27.04 27.03 26.99 26.97 26.91            


Date           10/27Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26
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       62      45      57      45      62      46      65      49      62
TEMP          62 52 48 46 55 51 47 46 60 53 48 47 63 56 51 50 60 56
DEWPT         40 44 42 42 46 46 43 42 46 46 43 42 46 48 46 45 50 50
RH            44 74 80 86 72 83 86 86 60 77 83 83 54 74 83 83 69 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5       5

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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