RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026

NCZ001-172000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Sun May 17 2026

Date             Sun 05/17/26            Mon 05/18/26            Tue 05/19/26
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                 78          60          78          61          78
TEMP                70 75 76 69 65 63 61 64 71 76 76 70 66 63 61 65 71 76 78 72
DEWPT               53 54 53 54 55 55 54 56 55 53 51 52 53 53 53 54 51 50 49 52
MAX/MIN RH                   43          80          41          74          36
RH                  55 48 45 59 70 75 78 75 57 45 42 53 63 70 75 68 49 40 36 49
WIND DIR             W  S  S  S SW  S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             3  4  9 11 10 10  8  6 10 12 14 12 10 10  8  6  8 10 10 10
CLOUDS              FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           11 30 28  7 23 20 32 23  6  7  7  4 18 16 27 21 16 19 24 31
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           5           0           5
MIX HGT              4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR          NW SE  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW  W NW  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD           5  2  8  9  5  3  2  2  4 11 11 12  5  4  2  2  8  8  8  5
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR PR             FR FR FR PR             FR
ADI                 27 16 49  6  4  2  2  2 19 49 49 11  4  3  2  2 34 53 56  4
MAX LVORI            2  2  1  3  3  4  5  4  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  A  B  E  E  E  E  B  B  C  C  D  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.87 26.85 26.88 26.92 26.96 26.93 26.95 26.93 26.97 26.90


Date          Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26
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       61      76      60      70      55      63      55      66
TEMP          64 65 75 68 63 62 66 64 59 56 60 59 58 57 64 62
DEWPT         51 53 56 57 56 57 59 57 54 52 55 54 54 54 57 57
RH            63 65 52 68 78 84 78 78 83 86 84 83 86 90 78 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0      70      40      80      70      70      60      80
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC NM  O NM NM NM NM NM SC SC  O
TSTMS                  SC SC    SC 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