RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

NCZ001-142100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1231 PM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

Date             Fri 11/14/25            Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 56          45          56          47          51
TEMP                   54 52 46 46 47 46 48 49 53 55 53 52 52 51 51 47 48 45 41
DEWPT                  22 24 26 30 34 38 41 44 47 47 47 48 48 49 49 45 35 29 24
MAX/MIN RH                   28          80          67          94          51
RH                     28 33 45 53 60 73 77 83 80 74 80 86 86 93 93 93 60 53 50
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                6  8 10 14 19 23 21 18 16 16 21 29 33 33 32 26 20 19 23
WIND GUST                                                           36 31      
CLOUDS                 CL FW CL CL FW FW SC B2 OV B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               5  6  3  4 11 19 50 76 95 75 36 60 69 77 87 56 36 16 16
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          40          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC IS IS         
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1 <1  1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD             12 12  6 12 14 14 12 16 19 25 16 23 23 21 23 37 36 36 36
DISPERSION                   FR GD GD GD             GD GD GD GD             GD
ADI                    45 29  5 11 13 13 14 23 36 46 14 21 21 20 25 69 92 88 33
MAX LVORI               1  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  1  1  1
STABILITY               B  B  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None   400   300   200   100  None  None
STA PRES                  26.76 26.74 26.67 26.63 26.50 26.40 26.31 26.31 26.31


Date          Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       33      48      38      51      45      50      40      48
TEMP          36 33 47 39 40 41 48 47 48 45 49 43 42 41 45 43
DEWPT         20 19 21 24 27 33 43 45 45 44 45 43 41 40 43 41
RH            52 56 35 54 59 73 83 93 89 96 86100 96 96 93 93
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0      20      50      30      10      20      30
RAIN                          S  C  C  C           S  S  S  C

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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