RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Jan 5 2026

NCZ001-052100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
701 AM EST Mon Jan 5 2026

Date             Mon 01/05/26            Tue 01/06/26            Wed 01/07/26
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                 48          40          56          44          51
TEMP                38 45 45 40 41 40 41 40 45 53 51 48 48 48 47 44 44 48 48 44
DEWPT               34 32 34 37 37 35 33 31 33 35 39 43 44 43 41 40 37 34 33 33
MAX/MIN RH                   59          89          51          84          55
RH                  85 60 65 89 85 82 73 70 62 50 63 83 86 83 79 86 76 58 56 65
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6  9  6  5  6  6  6  8  6 10 14 20 25 27 25 21 16 12 10  8
WIND GUST                                         26 34 42 46 42 36 28         
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            6 37 28 39 34 55 48 59 53 44 46 51 64 73 61 62 37 25 35 31
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          20           5
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS                     
MIX HGT             <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W
T WIND SPD           8 14 14  4  3  3  2  3  2 20 28 26 26 29 27 26 28 26 16 10
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             GD GD GD GD             PR
ADI                  6 42 37  2  2  2  2  3  2 55 65 24 24 33 25 37 49 60 44  7
MAX LVORI            4  1  3  6  6  5  3  3  3  1  1  3  4  3  3  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  E  E  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None   200   200  None  None
STA PRES            26.70 26.67 26.67 26.60 26.55 26.48  26.5 26.53 26.61 26.66


Date          Thu 01/08/26Fri 01/09/26Sat 01/10/26Sun 01/11/26
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       39      54      46      55      44      49      27      31
TEMP          41 41 51 46 49 48 51 52 53 49 43 40 35 30 30 28
DEWPT         29 28 35 39 42 46 47 48 49 47 34 23 23 19 15 16
RH            62 59 54 76 77 93 86 86 86 93 70 50 61 63 53 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       5      20      30      60      60      10       5
RAIN                          S  C  C  C  L  L  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