RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
932 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026

NCZ001-152100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
932 AM EST Sun Feb 15 2026

Date             Sun 02/15/26            Mon 02/16/26            Tue 02/17/26
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                 40          34          53          35          55
TEMP                38 40 40 39 40 39 37 35 41 49 52 44 39 38 37 38 48 54 52 46
DEWPT               35 39 39 38 38 38 35 32 33 32 31 34 33 32 31 31 36 37 37 39
MAX/MIN RH                   71          99          44          80          51
RH                  89 96 96 96 92 96 92 89 73 52 44 68 79 79 79 76 63 52 56 76
WIND DIR             S  S  S NW  N  N  N NW NW NW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  S
WIND SPD            10 10  6  6 10 13 14 13  8  4  4  5  6  8  8  9  6  8  8  8
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)          100100100100 92 60 40 32 10  8 10  8  9 25 36 56 51 54 69 73
VSBY                 3  2  2  3  1  6  7  8 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100          60           0           0           0
RAIN                 D  D  D  L                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  E  E  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  W  S SW SW  W NW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD           4  3  4  4  6 10 13 10  8  6  2  2  2  3  3  3  3 10  8  6
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR GD             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                  5  4  5  4  6  9 12 11  8 16  5  1  1  2  2  3  6 36 16  6
MAX LVORI            9  8  7  6  6  6  5  5  4  2  2  3  4  4  5  4  3  1  2  4
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  B  B  B  F  F  E  E  C  C  B  B  D
CEILING                     100   200  None  None  None  None  None  None 16900
STA PRES                  26.46 26.48 26.55 26.68 26.71 26.75 26.75 26.76 26.68


Date          Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26
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       41      55      47      57      47      58      40      43
TEMP          44 42 52 51 50 48 54 51 48 49 55 53 47 41 42 38
DEWPT         37 37 42 44 45 44 42 42 43 45 44 41 40 37 27 23
RH            76 82 69 77 83 86 64 71 83 86 66 64 76 85 55 54
WIND SPD          <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      10      20      30      40      30      30
RAIN                             S  S     C  C  C  S  C  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