RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

NCZ001-172000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1031 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Date             Wed 07/17/24            Thu 07/18/24            Fri 07/19/24
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          69          58          69
TEMP                71 76 75 67 66 65 65 65 65 66 65 64 62 61 59 59 63 65 65 64
DEWPT               65 64 64 64 63 62 62 62 62 62 61 60 57 55 53 55 57 58 60 59
MAX/MIN RH                   67          95          85          86          78
RH                  81 66 69 90 90 90 90 90 90 87 87 87 84 81 80 87 81 78 84 84
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD             8  9  9  9 10 10 10 10  6  6  5  6  8  6  5  4  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           39 49 66 82 78 66 69 74 73 79 75 60 44 49 48 54 63 71 68 63
VSBY                 7  7  5  4  9  6  5  6 10 10 10  5                        
POP 12HR                     50          60          60          20          50
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC NM SC SC NM NM NM SC IS IS       IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                     SC SC SC SC       IS NM SC                   IS IS   
LAL                  1  1  3  3  3  3  1  1  2  4  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2   
HAINES               2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
MIX HGT              2  4  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE SE SE  S SE
T WIND SPD          10  9 10  5  9 12 10 10  9  9 12 12  9  4  3  3  6  3  5  6
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 29 46 36  5  8 11  9  8 12 21 33  8  8  3  2  3 24 14 21  5
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  4  5  5  6  3  4  3  5
STABILITY            B  B  C  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  E  D  E  E  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    1000   500   500  3200   500  None  None   600   600
STA PRES                  26.68 26.68 26.71 26.75 26.75 26.79 26.80 26.85 26.83


Date          Sat 07/20/24Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24
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       61      68      61      70      62      70      62      70
TEMP          63 61 65 64 63 61 67 64 63 62 68 63 64 62 67 64
DEWPT         61 60 63 61 61 59 62 61 60 60 63 62 62 60 64 62
RH            93 97 93 90 93 93 84 90 90 93 84 97 93 93 90 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           30      60      40      60      50      60      50      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM SC IS SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM
TSTMS               IS SC SC    IS SC SC    IS 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
LAL(CATEGORY).......................Lightning Activity Level
HAINES(CATEGORY)....................Haines Index
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