RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

NCZ001-300800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
401 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

Date           05/29/26      Sat 05/30/26            Sun 05/31/26            Mon
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                 59          72          50          65          54
TEMP          72 66 61 61 62 63 64 69 69 63 58 55 52 51 54 62 65 60 56 55 56 58
DEWPT         53 55 55 56 56 56 52 47 45 50 48 45 42 42 45 49 51 51 52 52 52 54
MIN/MAX RH                   84          41          73          60          88
RH            51 68 81 84 81 78 65 45 42 62 69 69 69 71 71 62 60 72 86 90 86 86
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W  W NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       5  6  8  9  9  9  5  4  4  5 10 16 13 12 10  6  6 10  9  9 11 12
CLOUDS        SC B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     48 57 67 88 90 83 72 70 65 62 57 63 47 66 57 56 59 59 65 67 75 70
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          30           0           0          40
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS                                     SC SC SC
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1  1  1  1  2  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S SW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE  S SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD     8  8  3  9 11 12 11  8  8  9  4 16 14 12  9  5  6  8            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR FR GD FR             FR PR PR FR   
ADI           42  5  3  8 10 15 34 43 50  6  4 14 13 22 24 20 25  7            
MAX LVORI      1  3  5  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY      A  E  D  D  D  C  C  A  A  E  D  D  D  D  B  C  C  D            
CEILING              1800  2500  4200 23200  8300  1500  None  1000 20100      
STA PRES            26.67 26.65 26.67 26.67 26.73 26.79 26.80 26.75            


Date           06/01Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26
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       68      52      67      49      68      50      74      54      75
TEMP          65 63 55 55 64 61 52 53 65 62 53 55 67 64 56 58 68 66
DEWPT         54 52 49 48 44 46 43 43 43 47 43 45 48 51 49 50 52 54
RH            68 67 80 77 48 58 71 69 45 58 69 69 50 63 77 75 57 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           50      20      10       0       0       0      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC IS                                           IS
TSTMS         IS 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