RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

NCZ001-310800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
231 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

Date           08/29/26      Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26            Tue
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                 61          73          61          77          63
TEMP                      63 62 67 72 71 65 64 64 63 63 70 75 74 67 66 65 64 65
DEWPT                     61 61 63 63 64 63 62 61 61 61 62 62 63 63 62 61 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                  100          74          94          63          90
RH                        93 97 87 73 79 93 93 90 93 93 76 64 69 87 87 87 90 87
WIND DIR                   S SW  S  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                   3  3  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  6  3  2  2  1  4  5  5  6
CLOUDS                    B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 60 44 35 56 51 41 19 18 17 14 24 40 32 31 20  7  3  3
VSBY                       7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          30           0          20           0
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC                   IS                  
TSTMS                              SC SC                   IS                  
Obvis                                             PF PF                        
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR                SE SE NE NW  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD                 5  2  1  1  2  4  3  2  3 13 14  8  8  6            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI                        3  2  4  6  8  2  2  1  2 14 69 52 47  3            
MAX LVORI                  8  9  5  3  4  6  7  7  7  5  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY                  F  B  A  A  B  G  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                   16700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  26.90 26.92 26.87 26.88 26.87 26.90 26.86            


Date           09/01Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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       77      64      78      66      80      65      78      63      75
TEMP          77 68 66 66 78 72 67 67 77 71 67 66 75 69 65 64 72 67
DEWPT         63 63 62 61 62 64 62 62 64 64 62 62 63 63 62 61 62 60
RH            62 84 87 84 58 76 84 84 64 79 84 87 66 81 90 90 71 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10       0      10       0      50      20      50      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                               SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                    SC IS    IS SC 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