RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1202 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

NCZ001-042100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1202 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

Date             Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26
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                 60          49          65          51          66
TEMP                   57 60 57 52 51 50 49 59 65 64 59 56 55 53 51 60 64 66 61
DEWPT                  50 49 49 49 48 46 46 48 48 48 49 49 49 49 49 51 52 52 52
MAX/MIN RH                   68          90          54          92          60
RH                     77 67 75 89 89 86 89 67 54 56 69 77 80 86 93 72 65 61 72
WIND DIR                W  W SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD               10 10  8  9 10 10  9 10 10 11 10 10 10 10  9  8  9 10 10
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 FW B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%)              53 52 46 52 70 56 51 50 57 52 41 44 50 44 55 25 53 53 22
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  8  7  3 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0          10           5          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC   
TSTMS                                                                     IS   
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR              W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD             12  8  6  9  6  9  4 20 23 16  6  4  4  3  4  9  8  4  6
DISPERSION                   PR PR FR FR             FR FR FR FR             FR
ADI                    30 20  6  8  6  8  4 48 66 47  6  4  4  3  5 30 22 11  5
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  5  5  5  6  1  1  1  3  4  4  6  6  3  2  2  3
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  B  D  D  E
CEILING                    None   600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.86 26.86 26.82 26.85 26.83 26.84 26.86 26.92 26.88


Date          Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
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       54      66      52      61      50      63      52      67
TEMP          56 54 66 59 55 53 61 56 53 50 61 58 55 53 66 60
DEWPT         52 51 53 52 50 49 47 46 45 44 45 47 47 48 50 50
RH            86 90 63 78 83 86 60 69 74 80 56 67 74 83 56 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      70      50      50      30      40      20      40
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                  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