RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

NCZ001-282000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
631 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

Date             Tue 04/28/26            Wed 04/29/26            Thu 04/30/26
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                 63          54          61          45          54
TEMP             48 49 57 61 59 56 56 56 55 55 58 60 57 52 48 47 45 46 51 53 49
DEWPT            46 48 53 54 53 52 53 53 53 55 56 55 51 48 45 43 41 37 34 32 31
MAX/MIN RH                   71          99          81          90          44
RH               93 96 86 78 80 86 90 90 93100 93 84 80 86 89 86 86 71 52 44 50
WIND DIR         SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD         14 12 10  8  8  8  8  8 11 12 13 18 23 23 21 21 24 21 18 17 16
CLOUDS           OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)        88 82 84 57 59 72 85 91 99 99 95 95 65 73 75 71 61 30 25 19 36
VSBY              3  7 10 10 10  9  3  4  5  5  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          70         100          50          20
RAIN SHWRS       NM       IS          SC  O  O  O  O SC SC IS IS IS IS         
TSTMS            IS       IS          IS    SC SC SC                           
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2  1  1  1  2  4  5  6  2
T WIND DIR        S SW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD       13 11 18 21  3  4  3  3  6  9 33 37 36 31 26 24 28 26 19 19 20
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             GD GD GD GD             GD
ADI              15 13 47 70  3  4  3  3  8 15 70 89 41 28 24 22 48 95 82 85 28
MAX LVORI         5  5  4  3  5  5  6  6  6  5  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  2
STABILITY         D  D  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  D
CEILING               800   500   400  5000   300   200   200   200  None  None
STA PRES            26.75 26.70 26.70 26.60 26.51 26.46 26.51 26.52 26.57 26.58


Date          Fri 05/01/26Sat 05/02/26Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26
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       40      55      40      47      33      52      38      60
TEMP          42 43 54 49 45 43 44 43 37 37 49 48 42 44 57 55
DEWPT         31 31 33 36 37 37 37 31 28 27 28 30 31 33 36 40
RH            65 62 45 61 73 79 76 62 70 67 44 49 65 65 45 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           10      20      50      50      10       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC 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