RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

NCZ001-210800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

Date           09/20/26      Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed
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                 62          73          61          66          56
TEMP          71 65 65 64 64 63 69 71 66 64 64 64 64 62 64 66 64 62 61 61 60 57
DEWPT         62 63 61 60 59 59 61 62 62 62 61 61 60 60 61 62 62 61 61 60 59 57
MIN/MAX RH                   93          68          96          87         100
RH            73 93 87 87 84 87 76 73 87 93 90 90 87 93 90 87 93 97100 97 96100
WIND DIR      NW  S SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  W  W SW SW  N  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD       2  2  3  5  5  5  3  3  2  2  4  4  4  3  3  3  2  4  9 11 12 12
CLOUDS        SC B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     45 65 67 43 37 22 51 76 79 66 75 67 64 79 82100100100100 87 81 84
VSBY           7 10 10 10  3  1  7  6  3  7  7  2  3  0  9  3  3  6  6  6  6  3
POP 12HR                     10          60          60          90          90
RAIN SHWRS    IS                IS NM NM IS NM SC IS SC SC  O  O  O  O NM NM  O
TSTMS         IS                IS SC SC IS             IS SC SC               
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  S SW  W  W  W NW SW  S  S  E NE SE  E SE  N NE SE            
T WIND SPD     3  5  3  3  5  5 11  2  4  8  2  8  5  3  2  1  4  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP PR FR FR   
ADI           14  3  2  2  3  6 31  8  9  4  2  5  4  4  6  3  8  4            
MAX LVORI      3  6  7  6  6  5  3  3  5  8  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  7            
STABILITY      B  F  F  E  F  B  C  C  C  F  E  E  E  B  C  D  D  D            
CEILING        None   500  None  None  1000   500   500  5000   500   500      
STA PRES      26.70 26.71 26.71 26.73 26.68 26.71 26.73 26.76 26.75            


Date           09/23Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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       57      52      56      49      59      46      61      46      63
TEMP          57 57 56 53 55 54 52 50 58 54 49 46 58 53 49 47 61 55
DEWPT         57 56 55 53 55 53 52 49 53 50 47 44 46 47 45 43 47 49
RH           100 96 96100100 96100 96 83 86 93 93 64 80 86 86 60 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           90      70      40      10      10       5      10       0       5
RAIN SHWRS     O  O NM 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