RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

NCZ001-010800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
402 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025

Date           06/30/25      Tue 07/01/25            Wed 07/02/25            Thu
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                 63          70          62          74          60
TEMP          70 67 67 66 65 65 67 68 67 64 64 64 63 62 66 70 70 66 64 62 61 61
DEWPT         65 65 64 64 63 64 65 67 66 64 63 63 62 61 63 63 63 62 60 58 58 58
MIN/MAX RH                   98          92         100          76          91
RH            84 93 90 93 93 97 93 97 97100 97 97 97 97 90 78 78 87 87 87 90 90
WIND DIR       S SW SW SW  W  W SW  W SW  W  W  W NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       5  6  6  8  8  8  5  5  5  5  6  8  8  9  5  4  4  5  5  6  6  5
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)     67 65 56 36 30 29 61 88 86 79 79 75 64 51 38 52 52 19 15 14  7  4
VSBY           4  6  7 10 10  7  5  3  3 10  8  4  3  4                        
POP 12HR                     50          90          60          30           5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC       IS SC  O NM NM NM       IS IS SC SC               
TSTMS         SC SC IS       IS SC  O NM SC SC          IS SC SC               
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR     S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW SE  E NE SW  W            
T WIND SPD     9 10  8  4  4  5  8  9  8  6  4  4  2  2  3  3  1  1            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           27  7  5  3  3  6 20 24 12  5  3  4  2  2 10 12  4  1            
MAX LVORI      4  6  6  6  8  6  5  5  6  9  8  7  8 10  5  4  4  6            
STABILITY      C  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  E  E  D  D  C  A  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None   500   500   500   400  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.74 26.72 26.73 26.68 26.69 26.68 26.69 26.67            


Date           07/03Fri 07/04/25Sat 07/05/25Sun 07/06/25Mon 07/07/25
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       76      60      77      61      77      62      76      63      76
TEMP          72 68 62 63 73 68 64 64 73 67 64 64 73 68 64 64 71 68
DEWPT         57 58 56 57 59 61 59 60 61 62 60 60 62 63 61 61 63 60
RH            59 70 81 81 62 78 84 87 66 84 87 87 68 84 90 90 76 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5      10       5      20       5      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS          IS       IS SC
TSTMS                                    IS          IS       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