RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

NCZ001-052000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
501 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date             Sat 09/05/26            Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26
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                 79          62          72          58          66
TEMP             66 72 77 75 68 66 65 64 63 66 70 68 62 62 62 61 59 58 63 65 61
DEWPT            61 60 59 61 64 64 63 62 62 64 65 65 62 62 61 60 59 58 60 60 58
MAX/MIN RH                   54          99          81         100          84
RH               84 66 54 62 87 93 93 93 97 93 84 90100100 97 97100100 90 84 90
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW  N NE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD         11 10  9  9  8  9  6  6  5  4  4  5  6 13 16 17 14 11  9  8  8
CLOUDS           FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        13 31 38 56 70 51 28 25 26 56 57 83 82 78 74 76 65 76 65 43 35
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10  9  7  3  3 10  7  6  6  9  5  7  6  7 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          20          80          70          10
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS IS    IS    IS SC NM NM NM IS IS               
TSTMS                     SC IS                SC SC IS                        
MIX HGT          <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1
T WIND DIR       NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW SE  S  E  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE
T WIND SPD        8 18 13 17 12  9 10  1  1  2  3  2  4 11 10 10 11 11  8  6  4
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR FR GD GD             PR
ADI               6 77 70 62 11  8  5  1  1  7 11  5  3 10  9  9 18 22 26 27  3
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  1  5  5  6  9 10  6  4  6  9  7  6  6  5  5  4  4  6
STABILITY         C  B  B  C  D  D  F  F  A  C  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None   400   500   500   500  None
STA PRES            26.71 26.67 26.67 26.65 26.67 26.67 26.73 26.77 26.83 26.85


Date          Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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       57      70      57      75      61      76      60      74
TEMP          60 57 67 64 60 58 73 67 63 62 73 68 63 60 70 65
DEWPT         57 57 60 58 56 56 60 60 59 58 62 61 60 59 59 58
RH            90100 78 81 87 93 64 78 87 87 68 78 90 96 68 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5       0       5       0      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                          IS          IS

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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