RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

NCZ001-240800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
301 PM EDT Wed Sep 23 2026

Date           09/23/26      Thu 09/24/26            Fri 09/25/26            Sat
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                 47          53          43          61          42
TEMP          53 52 53 52 51 49 47 51 52 49 48 46 44 44 52 60 59 49 47 45 43 43
DEWPT         53 52 51 49 49 49 47 51 52 49 47 45 43 41 41 40 41 41 40 38 36 35
MIN/MAX RH                  100          91          99          46          78
RH           100100 93 89 93100100100100100 96 96 96 89 66 47 51 74 76 76 76 73
WIND DIR       E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       8 12 16 17 14 11  5  4  4  5  6  5  5  6  5  6  8  9  6  6  6  6
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     91 94 99 93 89 88 85 85 68 33 19  2  2  4  3  6  4  8 10  3  7 10
VSBY           1  1  1  3  2  2  3  8  9 10 10  8  8                           
POP 12HR                    100          50           0           0           0
RAIN           L  L  D  D  D  C  C                                             
MIX HGT        1  1  1  1 <1  1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD    11 12 10 13 11 10  5  6 10  5  3  3  3  4 13 10 11  5            
DISPERSION       FR GD GD GD             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           17 11  9 12 10 14  8 13 21  3  2  2  2  5 35 43 50  4            
MAX LVORI      5  7  6  5  5  5  8  5  5  9  8  8  7  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E            
CEILING               600   600   600   600  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.88 26.87 26.87 26.83 26.85 26.83 26.82 26.79            


Date           09/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26
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       63      44      63      46      65      49      67      53      67
TEMP          62 53 46 45 60 54 48 47 63 56 51 50 64 58 55 54 64 61
DEWPT         38 42 41 39 42 44 43 42 46 48 46 45 52 53 51 50 58 58
RH            41 66 83 79 51 69 83 83 54 74 83 83 65 83 86 86 81 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       5       0      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       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