RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
732 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

NCZ001-072000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
732 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date             Tue 04/07/26            Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26
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                 51          28          48          31          56
TEMP             40 45 48 50 43 38 34 32 32 40 44 47 42 38 35 33 35 44 53 55 48
DEWPT            22 22 26 24 21 18 15 14 15 15 19 20 20 20 21 23 24 24 28 29 30
MAX/MIN RH                   37          57          34          73          36
RH               48 40 42 36 41 44 45 47 49 36 36 34 41 48 56 66 64 45 38 37 49
WIND DIR         NW  N NW  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD         12 11 11 10  9 10  9 11  9 12 11 12 12 12 11  9  6  9  8  8 10
WIND GUST        25 21                            23 23 23                     
CLOUDS           SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        40 29  6 14  9  6  4  4  5  9 18 36 41 44 47 45 44 46 51 40 25
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT          <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR        N NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE
T WIND SPD       12 17 13 11  9  6  5 12 11  9  8 11 10  9  8  4  3  5  2  2  5
DISPERSION                   PR FR PR FR             FR FR FR PR             FR
ADI              10 47 51 56  6  5  4  8 12 17 21 30  9  8  7  4  4 10  8  7  4
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2
STABILITY         C  C  C  B  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  B  B  B  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.88 26.88 26.94 26.98 27.04 27.02 27.04 27.01 27.01 26.95


Date          Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26
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       36      65      44      68      48      69      50      70
TEMP          38 40 61 56 46 47 66 60 51 50 66 62 54 52 68 64
DEWPT         29 33 34 38 37 39 42 44 43 45 46 44 44 46 45 46
RH            70 76 36 51 71 74 42 55 74 83 48 52 69 80 43 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       0      10       0       0       0       0

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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