RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

NCZ001-130800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
132 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

Date           03/11/26      Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26            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
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                 32          37          26          50          36
TEMP                   55 49 37 28 28 33 31 29 28 27 28 37 46 48 44 42 41 39 37
DEWPT                  50 46 35 26 19 13 12 13 16 16 16 18 23 25 28 28 30 31 30
MIN/MAX RH                   93          42          61          38          78
RH                     83 89 92 92 68 43 45 51 60 63 60 46 40 40 53 57 65 73 75
WIND DIR                W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD               16 19 27 34 32 27 20 11  8 10 14 20 20 20 18 20 20 18 13
WIND GUST              27 31 41                                                
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV OV SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)             100100 97 91 41  4  4  4 10  7 10 12 22 25  4  6 14 24 49
VSBY                   10  5  5  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          90           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS              O  O  O                                                
SNOWSHWRS                       IS                                             
MIX HGT                 1 <1  1  2  4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  2            
T WIND DIR             SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD             11 18 23 32 34 34 14 10  2  4  9 12 14 16  9            
DISPERSION             GD GD             GD FR PR FR             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                    10 16 35 57 94102 20  7  2  3 10 22 44 48 10            
MAX LVORI               4  5  4  4  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                     200   200  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  26.53 26.63 26.67 26.75 26.74 26.74 26.66            


Date           03/14Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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       57      40      54      36      48      18      31      19      39
TEMP          53 50 43 42 51 53 49 48 38 33 23 19 27 26 23 22 36 34
DEWPT         31 35 35 37 43 45 48 44 29 16 12  7  4  5  7  9 13 18
RH            43 56 73 82 74 74 96 86 70 49 62 59 37 40 50 57 38 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0      20      70      60      20      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM                           
SNOWSHWRS                                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