RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

NCZ001-102000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1001 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026

Date             Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26
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                 65          51          59          40          61
TEMP                58 62 63 60 56 54 54 54 52 54 54 51 46 42 41 44 51 58 60 55
DEWPT               43 43 44 47 47 47 47 48 49 50 47 42 38 35 34 34 34 36 37 40
MAX/MIN RH                   48          86          70          78          42
RH                  57 50 50 62 72 77 77 80 89 86 77 71 73 76 76 68 52 44 42 57
WIND DIR            NW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  S SW  S
WIND SPD             9 10 11 10  8  8  8  8  5  5  8 11  9  9  8  5  6  4  4  5
CLOUDS              CL CL FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)            1  5  7 26 30 62 83 91 87 93 90 77 22 15 16 13  1  3  2  8
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          20          40           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC SC IS                           
TSTMS                                          SC                              
MIX HGT              4  6  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1  1  4  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NE  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N NE NE SE  S
T WIND SPD          12  9 10  8  3  3  2  2  5 10  8 17 18  8  6  6  9  3  1  6
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR PR             FR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 59 64 69  5  2  3  2  2 14 25 26 19 12  5  5  9 42 22  7  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  4  3  1  2  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  E  E  D  D  C  C  C  C  D  E  E  E  A  B  A  A  F
CEILING                    None  None  6700  1800   400  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.71 26.74 26.70 26.70 26.68 26.74 26.77 26.82 26.78


Date          Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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       47      62      46      61      43      69      52      76
TEMP          47 51 61 57 50 47 54 51 43 45 62 59 52 55 70 67
DEWPT         39 41 46 47 45 41 37 37 37 38 40 44 42 45 49 51
RH            74 68 58 69 83 79 52 59 79 76 44 57 69 69 47 56
WIND SPD          <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0      50      20       0       0       5      10      10
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC IS                                 
TSTMS                  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