RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

NCZ001-172000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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          64          73          63          70
TEMP                72 75 73 68 67 67 66 66 69 72 71 67 65 65 64 63 64 67 69 64
DEWPT               61 62 63 63 63 62 62 63 64 64 64 63 62 62 62 61 62 63 63 62
MAX/MIN RH                   63          91          75          94          80
RH                  68 64 71 84 87 84 87 90 84 76 79 87 90 90 93 93 93 87 81 93
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             6  4  3  3  5  9 11 12  9  6  5  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  3  5
CLOUDS              FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           10 59 53 53 44 17 14 15 35 68 58 30 54 56 58 59 65 82 82 65
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  6  4  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          10          50          10          70
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC                   SC SC             SC SC NM NM   
TSTMS                  SC SC                   SC SC                   SC SC   
MIX HGT              3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  N NW NW  W NW NW NW NW  N NW NW  N  N NE  E SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           6  4  3  2  8  6  6  6 17 16 16 13 11  6  4  4  8  4  5  6
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR FR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 24 14 10  1  5  5  5  5 46 45 34  6  8  3  3  5 16 10 12  5
MAX LVORI            3  2  3  5  5  5  5  5  3  3  3  5  5  6  6  6  5  4  4  6
STABILITY            B  D  C  F  E  E  E  C  C  D  D  F  E  F  E  D  D  D  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None   600  None   600   600   600
STA PRES            26.99 26.93 26.93 26.87 26.88 26.82 26.80 26.78 26.81 26.78


Date          Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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      74      62      74      60      67      58      62
TEMP          63 62 73 67 64 63 71 65 63 60 64 62 61 58 61 59
DEWPT         62 62 64 63 62 61 64 63 62 60 63 61 60 58 60 58
RH            97100 73 87 93 93 79 93 97100 97 97 97100 97 96
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           10      50       5      80      50      70      50      40
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC       SC  O SC    SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS               IS SC          SC IS       SC IS         

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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