RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

NCZ001-150800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
431 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

Date           04/14/26      Wed 04/15/26            Thu 04/16/26            Fri
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 56          76          57          75          55
TEMP          68 64 60 59 58 59 66 73 74 67 62 60 58 59 66 72 74 68 62 59 58 56
DEWPT         47 49 49 48 46 44 43 42 43 47 48 47 47 49 48 48 47 48 47 48 51 52
MIN/MAX RH                   68          32          70          39          85
RH            47 58 67 67 64 57 43 33 33 49 60 62 67 69 52 42 38 49 58 67 77 86
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      12 10 10 12 13 14 11  8  8  9 10 10 12 12 13 10 11 13 14 16 17 17
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     33 14  8 25 12 17 15 16 40 45 45 58 49 45 39 44 27 31 30 40 47 33
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS IS IS   
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W SW  S SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    13  3  3  4  5  9 14  8  8  5  5  4  4 11 16 13 17 10            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             PR FR FR FR             FR GD GD GD   
ADI           55  2  2  4  5  7 35 44 52  5  5  4  4  9 52 84 74  9            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  E  E  D  D  C  C  B  B  D  D  D  D  C  C  B  C  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.81 26.78 26.82 26.78 26.76 26.73 26.74 26.70            


Date           04/17Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       72      55      78      47      55      33      53      36      59
TEMP          70 66 56 59 77 69 60 50 53 48 40 35 50 47 38 40 56 52
DEWPT         47 46 45 47 47 50 49 47 35 29 25 23 20 21 23 24 26 27
RH            44 48 66 64 35 51 67 89 50 47 55 61 30 35 54 52 31 38
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10       0      10      30      50      10       5       0       5
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC 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

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