RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

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

NCZ001-270900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
202 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          47          36          48          36
TEMP                      41 40 40 44 44 41 39 37 37 36 40 45 47 43 39 39 37 36
DEWPT                     39 39 40 43 42 40 37 36 35 34 37 39 38 38 37 36 35 34
MIN/MAX RH                  100          89          97          70          94
RH                        92 96100 96 93 96 92 96 92 92 89 79 71 82 92 89 92 92
WIND DIR                   W SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W SE  S  S  S  S  S  W NW
WIND SPD                   8  8  8  9 10  9  9  8  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  5  6  9
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 98 94 90 87 77 66 37 43 39 47 35 33 21 23 32 32 18 10
VSBY                       5  2  3  3  9  9  6  4  2  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100          90           5          10           5
RAIN                       D  D  L  C                                          
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW SE  E NE  W  W  N NE  E  E SE SE SE  E  E  S NW NW
T WIND SPD                 8  2  3  2  8  1  2  2  1  2  9 10  4  4  2  1  3  6
DISPERSION                PR             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                        7  3  4  4 15  1  2  2  1  2 13 43 20  2  1  1  2  5
MAX LVORI                  6  8  9  7  5  7  7  8  8  6  5  3  3  5  7  7  7  6
STABILITY                  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  D  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                           100   100  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                        26.48 26.49 26.59 26.63 26.69 26.68 26.67 26.64


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       55      39      53      33      38      28      40      33      50
TEMP          53 48 41 41 52 45 40 34 35 35 31 29 37 37 36 40 46 45
DEWPT         34 35 34 35 37 35 35 32 31 29 27 27 29 28 32 36 38 35
RH            48 60 76 79 56 68 82 92 85 78 85 92 72 70 85 85 73 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW CL SC B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
POP 12HR            0       0       5      30      60      40      50      40      30
FRZG RAIN                                       C                  
RAIN                                C  L  L  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