RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026

NCZ001-092000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
931 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026

Date             Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 64          49          69          51          56
TEMP                54 62 62 57 53 51 50 54 61 67 67 61 57 56 54 52 51 55 52 49
DEWPT               44 43 44 46 47 47 47 48 46 45 45 48 48 48 49 49 48 47 43 38
MAX/MIN RH                   49          90          44          89          67
RH                  69 50 52 67 80 86 89 80 58 45 45 62 72 74 83 89 89 74 71 66
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD            10 13 13 11 10 11 10  9  8  5  8  8  6  8 10 11  9  9 12 16
CLOUDS              B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           55 29 51 50 20 31 28 11  4  6  8 28 47 75 79 82 81 75 53 33
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  7  7 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0          30          70
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC NM NM SC SC   
TSTMS                                                                  IS      
MIX HGT              4  6  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  3  2
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  E  N  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD          17 24 25 12  8  8  8  6 11  8  8  9  4  1  1 13 14 13 14 19
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             PR PR PR FR             GD
ADI                 67105106  8  5  5  5  7 53 61 51  6  3  1  1 20 30 34 36 26
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  6  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  4  3  3  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  B  A  B  E  E  D  D  D  C  C  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None   400   400  None
STA PRES                  26.55 26.63 26.66 26.71 26.67 26.64 26.54 26.61 26.66


Date          Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       38      59      45      61      47      63      44      68
TEMP          40 41 56 53 46 48 58 56 50 48 57 54 46 47 62 59
DEWPT         34 33 33 37 36 39 44 46 45 44 41 40 40 41 43 45
RH            79 73 42 54 68 71 59 69 83 86 55 59 79 79 50 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR            5       0      10      40      30       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC SC                     
TSTMS                              SC IS                     

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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