RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 AM EST Thu Nov 6 2025

NCZ001-062100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
601 AM EST Thu Nov 6 2025

Date             Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25            Sat 11/08/25
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                 54          37          55          47          58
TEMP             39 43 52 51 41 40 40 39 39 46 54 51 47 48 49 50 49 51 56 54 48
DEWPT            17 14 17 21 29 26 23 26 30 37 42 44 44 45 47 48 47 47 45 46 46
MAX/MIN RH                   23          72          57          94          65
RH               40 30 25 30 62 57 50 59 70 71 64 77 89 89 93 93 93 86 66 74 93
WIND DIR         NW  N NW  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD         13  5  2  2  4  6 10 11 11 12 12 11 11 13 16 13 10  6  8  6  5
CLOUDS           FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)         7  3  6  3  3  5  2  2  6 37 52 57 74 74 67 67 73 46 45 33 55
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  2  1 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          60          20
RAIN                                                  L  L  C  C        S  S  C
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  N NW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       11 11  8  3  5  4  6  8  8 13 20 16  6  8  5  5  5  8  8  4  4
DISPERSION                   VP PR FR FR             FR FR GD FR             PR
ADI              13 14 24  9  3  2  5  5  6 16 36 23  6  7  5  5  6 17 32 13  3
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  5  5  6  6  6  4  3  3  6
STABILITY         D  B  B  B  F  F  E  E  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  B  B  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None   300   200   200  None  None
STA PRES            26.82 26.79 26.76 26.70 26.65 26.54 26.51 26.50 26.53 26.53


Date          Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25Tue 11/11/25Wed 11/12/25
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       45      50      19      24      19      35      28      46
TEMP          49 49 46 35 29 20 22 20 21 19 31 28 32 33 44 38
DEWPT         47 46 39 31 24 15 13 12 13 11 15 17 17 18 28 30
RH            93 89 76 85 81 81 68 71 71 70 51 63 53 53 53 73
WIND SPD          <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR           50      20      30      20       5       0       0       0
RAIN           C  C  S  S  C                                 
SNOW                       C  S  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