RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

NCZ001-040800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date           10/03/26      Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26            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                 57          60          54          62          45
TEMP                57 57 57 57 58 60 60 59 60 59 57 55 55 60 58 51 49 47 46 46
DEWPT               57 57 57 56 58 60 60 59 60 59 56 49 46 45 45 44 39 34 35 39
MIN/MAX RH                  100          98         100          56          79
RH                 100100100 96100100100100100100 96 80 72 58 62 77 68 60 65 76
WIND DIR            SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E
WIND SPD             6  5  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  5  8 10  8  6  6  6  6  5  4  5
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)          100100100100100100100100 99 96 91 58 41 20 13 15 15 13 18 29
VSBY                 1  0  0  1  3  4  4  2  5  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     50          40           5           0           0
DRIZZLE              ?  ?  ?                                                   
RAIN                 C  C  C  C  C  C  S                                       
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
Obvis               PF PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E SE  N  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW            
T WIND SPD           9  3  2  0  2  4  5  5  5  5  9 12 11 10  8  4            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP VP PR PR             PR PR PR VP   
ADI                  8  3  2  0  3  7  9  5  4  4  8 10 23 37 29  2            
MAX LVORI            8  9  9 10  9  8  8  9  9  9  6  4  3  1  2  4            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  D  C  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               600   500   600   500   500 12300  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.83 26.79 26.79 26.76 26.76 26.75 26.78 26.76            


Date           10/06Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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       58      42      64      48      66      48      66      49      63
TEMP          55 51 46 46 62 55 51 49 64 57 51 49 63 57 52 50 61 56
DEWPT         45 48 44 41 50 50 47 44 48 49 46 42 47 48 46 43 49 50
RH            69 89 93 83 65 83 86 83 56 75 83 77 56 72 80 77 65 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                    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