RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

NCZ001-242100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
631 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

Date             Tue 02/24/26            Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26
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                 34          28          44          38          48
TEMP             15 18 28 33 30 30 33 33 33 37 41 42 43 40 40 40 40 41 44 45 47
DEWPT             8  9  9  8 11 12 14 17 21 27 32 33 33 34 35 38 39 41 43 43 42
MAX/MIN RH                   34          66          47          99          83
RH               73 67 44 34 44 46 45 51 61 67 70 70 67 79 82 92 96100 96 93 83
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD         23 17 10 11 12 16 21 28 29 29 23 20 17 13 10 10 11 12 12 13 14
WIND GUST                                      33                              
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)        63 71 67 69 71 68 86 53 32 53 59 65 66 73 84 87 89 88 91 88 83
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6  6  3  3  6
POP 12HR                     10          20          20          60          80
FLURRIES         SC                                                            
RAIN                                      S  S        C  C  L  L  L  L  D  D  C
SNOW                                      S  S                                 
MIX HGT          <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD       21 17 11 14  8  6 11 41 14 24 29 25  9  8  5  3  4  6 14 12 12
DISPERSION                   FR GD GD GD             GD FR FR FR             GD
ADI              24 25 27 30  7  6 10 37 22 49 72 39  8  7  5  3  5  8 21 18 11
MAX LVORI         3  3  2  1  2  2  2  1  2  1  3  3  3  4  4  6  7  8  5  4  4
STABILITY         D  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING             17000  8700  6800  None  None   100   200   200   200   200
STA PRES            26.64 26.54 26.48 26.44 26.46 26.48 26.54 26.55 26.55 26.46


Date          Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26
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       37      48      34      54      37      51      31      40
TEMP          42 37 45 43 38 34 51 46 40 38 50 43 36 32 37 37
DEWPT         39 35 36 35 33 32 34 37 34 32 34 32 29 27 27 27
RH            89 92 70 73 82 92 52 71 79 79 54 65 75 81 67 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR           50      10       5       5       5       5      20      30
RAIN           C  S                                   S  C  C

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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