RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

NCZ001-170900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1231 AM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

Date           02/15/26      Mon 02/16/26            Tue 02/17/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 35          53          37          55          41
TEMP                   38 36 35 40 49 52 45 40 38 38 37 47 54 51 45 43 42 42 43
DEWPT                  38 34 30 31 31 32 35 34 33 33 33 36 36 38 39 37 36 36 37
MIN/MAX RH                  100          44          84          50          80
RH                    100 92 82 70 50 46 68 79 82 82 85 65 50 61 79 79 79 79 79
WIND DIR                N  N  N  N  N  W SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD               18 18 13  8  3  3  4  5  6  8  9  5  6  9 10 10 11 11 12
CLOUDS                 B2 SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              77 44 36  4  6  9 13 13 34 33 39 47 53 72 75 81 83 79 84
VSBY                    4  4  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60           0           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW  N  N  N  N SW  S SW SW  W NW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD             10 17 11  9  5  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  9  6  8            
DISPERSION             GD GD             VP PR PR PR             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                     9 15  9 10 16  9  2  2  2  2  3  7 29 14  7            
MAX LVORI               6  5  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  4  5  3  2  2  4            
STABILITY               D  D  C  B  B  B  F  F  F  E  C  B  B  C  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None 15400 16900      
STA PRES                  26.55 26.70 26.73 26.77 26.77 26.78 26.71            


Date           02/18Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       55      47      57      48      58      42      50      33      39
TEMP          52 51 50 48 54 52 48 49 54 52 48 44 49 45 42 35 39 35
DEWPT         43 45 46 46 47 46 44 45 46 43 42 41 39 35 34 31 26 23
RH            71 80 86 93 77 80 86 86 74 71 80 89 68 68 73 85 59 61
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            5      20      30      20      40      40      50      40      40
RAIN                    S  C  C     S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  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