RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

NCZ001-122100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

Date             Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26            Wed 01/14/26
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                 36          27          46          33          41
TEMP                26 34 35 29 29 30 29 29 37 45 44 37 37 37 36 34 36 41 39 36
DEWPT                7  7  7 12 10  9 10 12 16 21 24 24 22 22 22 23 26 29 30 31
MAX/MIN RH                   29          48          38          65          55
RH                  44 32 30 48 44 41 44 48 42 38 45 59 54 54 56 64 67 62 70 82
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             9  8  8 10 13 13 13 12  8  9  9 10 14 19 21 20 16 12 12 16
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            5  5  5  3  4 25 14 10 10  5 12  5  9 22 42 58 80 76 84 85
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  4  1
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          40
SNOW                                                                    C  C  D
MIX HGT             <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          10 11 10  6  6  8  8  6 10 18  9  6 10 12 13 12 19 19 12 14
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             FR GD GD GD             GD
ADI                  8 25 15  5  6  7  7  8  8 42 15  5  9 11 12 14 27 44 21 13
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  3  2  2  2  2  3  1  3  4
STABILITY            C  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None 16600   400
STA PRES                  26.83 26.82 26.79 26.77 26.64 26.56 26.46 26.40 26.33


Date          Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
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       16      21      11      27      20      30      14      21
TEMP          32 19 18 16 13 11 23 22 22 22 27 25 21 15 18 13
DEWPT         28 18  9  6  4  2  7 12 13 14 14 17 13  9  4  2
RH            85 96 67 64 67 66 50 65 68 71 57 71 71 77 53 61
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           80      50      20       5      10      20      20      20
SNOW           D  L  C  C  S                 S     S  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