RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

NCZ001-062000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date             Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            Wed 07/08/26
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                 76          63          73          63          77
TEMP                71 72 74 70 67 66 65 65 68 72 72 68 66 66 65 64 69 74 76 71
DEWPT               61 62 66 64 63 62 61 62 64 65 65 65 64 63 63 63 64 64 64 64
MAX/MIN RH                   68          92          77          98          66
RH                  71 71 76 81 87 87 87 90 87 79 79 90 93 90 93 97 84 71 66 79
WIND DIR             W  S SW  W NW  W SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  3  3  4  4  4  5  6  5  5  5  8  8  8  8  9  5  5  4  4
CLOUDS              SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)           46 85 73 63 31 29 33 38 58 61 70 38 37 47 44 55 55 80 80 40
VSBY                10  6  6  7 10 10 10 10  7  7  4  7  7 10 10  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     70          20          60          20          60
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC IS             SC SC SC IS IS       SC SC NM NM IS
TSTMS                  NM SC IS             SC SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT              3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  N SE SW  S  W NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW
T WIND SPD           2  0  2  5  1  3  4  4  9  6  5  5  5  3  4  6  4  4  6  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                  9  0  6  4  1  2  2  5 29 22 17  4  4  3  4  6 15 18 23  3
MAX LVORI            3  4  3  5  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  6  6  6  6  9  4  3  3  4
STABILITY            A  B  B  E  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  E  D  D  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None   500  None  None  None  1000  None  None   600   600
STA PRES            26.73 26.70 26.71 26.71 26.74 26.72 26.75 26.75 26.78 26.75


Date          Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       64      78      64      75      65      74      63      75
TEMP          66 64 75 71 66 64 72 69 66 65 70 67 65 64 72 68
DEWPT         63 63 64 63 63 63 64 63 63 62 64 63 63 62 63 61
RH            90 97 69 76 90 97 76 81 90 90 81 87 93 93 73 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      50      20      40      30      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS    SC SC IS    SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS    SC SC IS    SC SC SC    SC SC SC    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