RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
308 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

NCZ001-112100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
308 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

Date             Sun 01/11/26            Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 27          17          37          27          46
TEMP          33 27 26 22 19 20 19 18 17 19 26 34 36 31 28 27 28 29 37 45 43 37
DEWPT         31 22 21 15  9 10 11 12 13 12 11 10 11 11 10 11 13 14 17 21 23 23
MAX/MIN RH                   64          82          34          54          38
RH            92 81 81 74 64 64 70 77 84 74 52 36 35 43 46 50 53 53 44 38 45 56
WIND DIR       W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD      27 26 26 29 31 28 25 18 14 17 10  9  9 10 13 16 16 13 10 10 10 11
WIND GUST     40 39 42 43 47 41 37 32 25                                       
CLOUDS        B1 SC B2 B2 FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     64 26 84 82 25 24 45 46 28 11  5  5  4  3  4  7 17 32  6 13  8 21
VSBY          10 10  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           5           0           0           0
SNOW                 S  C                                                      
MIX HGT        1  1  3  6  3  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD    28 28 33 42 35 35 34 24 16  9  5 11 11  6  8  8  8  8 10 18 10  8
DISPERSION    GD             GD GD GD GD             FR FR GD GD             FR
ADI           32 41 86136 79 48 39 22 14 10  4 25 17  5  7  7  7  9  9 43 19  5
MAX LVORI      4  3  4  3  1  1  3  3  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  3
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  E
CEILING             14200  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.64 26.73 26.83 26.86 26.88 26.81 26.79 26.76 26.74 26.62


Date          Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26
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      40      19      23      15      33      23      33
TEMP          37 34 38 35 30 20 20 18 16 18 29 26 28 26 32 30
DEWPT         22 24 27 29 24 16 10  7  6  7 14 16 19 19 19 20
RH            54 66 64 78 78 84 64 61 64 61 53 65 68 74 58 66
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      30      60      30      10       5      10      20
SNOW                    C  L  C  C                       S   

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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