RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

NCZ001-082000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date             Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26
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                 60          46          64          49          68
TEMP                49 57 58 52 48 47 46 50 55 62 62 58 53 51 50 53 62 67 66 61
DEWPT               30 31 31 38 39 40 41 44 44 45 46 48 48 47 47 48 47 47 47 49
MAX/MIN RH                   34          85          53          89          48
RH                  48 37 36 59 71 76 83 80 66 54 56 69 83 86 89 83 58 49 50 65
WIND DIR             W SW  W  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W
WIND SPD             3  5  6  8  9  9  9  8 13 16 16 11 10 10  9  8  8  6  6  5
CLOUDS              CL CL FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            2  4 16 26 25 12 30 66 55 39 32 35 32 47 42 37 14 43 43 28
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT              4  6  5  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NW SW SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW SW SW  W SW
T WIND SPD           3  6 11 12  8  6  6 24 24 26 21 16  5  5  3  3  5  6 10  4
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             FR FR FR PR             PR
ADI                 17 50 71  8  5  5  5 35 68116 88 11  4  5  3  4 28 46 66  2
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  3  5  5  6  5  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  B  E  E  E  E  C  D  C  C  E  E  D  D  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.68 26.61 26.60 26.55 26.57 26.57 26.63 26.66 26.68 26.64


Date          Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       50      57      37      58      46      64      46      64
TEMP          55 52 53 50 39 40 55 52 47 48 57 55 48 47 57 55
DEWPT         49 49 46 36 33 32 33 36 37 40 45 45 44 42 42 42
RH            80 89 77 58 79 73 43 54 68 74 64 69 86 83 57 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      60       0       0      20      50      20      10
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM IS                IS SC SC IS         
TSTMS               IS IS                      SC            

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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