RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
332 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

NCZ001-100800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
332 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

Date           03/09/26      Tue 03/10/26            Wed 03/11/26            Thu
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                 50          66          56          71          34
TEMP          59 53 52 53 53 53 57 63 65 60 57 57 57 58 64 65 64 65 62 59 50 38
DEWPT         36 37 37 39 44 48 51 53 54 53 53 54 53 54 55 54 52 51 51 53 49 38
MIN/MAX RH                   85          67          90          55         100
RH            42 54 56 59 71 83 80 70 68 78 86 90 86 86 73 68 65 60 67 80 96100
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW
WIND SPD      11  9 10 11 12 10 10  9 10  9  9 10 10 11 13 17 18 17 20 21 25 32
CLOUDS        CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)      3  6 34 66 54 56 33 59 48 34 47 62 68 74 55 52 54 69 73 89 88 91
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          40           5          20          80
RAIN                                                                       D   
RAIN SHWRS                   SC    SC IS             IS IS IS IS IS IS  O    NM
SNOWSHWRS                                                                    IS
TSTMS                              IS IS                                       
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD    14  4  3  4  9  9 11 11 10  4  5  4  5  4 17 26 26 10            
DISPERSION       PR FR FR FR             PR PR FR FR             GD GD GD GD   
ADI           55  3  2  4  8 10 25 28 34  3  5  4  5  5 25 83 86  9            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  5  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  E  E  D  D  D  C  D  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  5200 11600 15100 13200      
STA PRES            26.80 26.79 26.83 26.79 26.80 26.74 26.72 26.66            


Date           03/12Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26
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       42      27      52      38      59      44      62      38      45
TEMP          36 34 29 29 48 46 43 39 55 52 47 46 59 57 50 40 43 35
DEWPT         25 18 17 18 22 27 31 31 33 37 37 38 42 44 44 36 23 20
RH            64 51 60 63 35 47 62 73 43 56 68 73 53 62 80 85 45 54
WIND SPD          15>     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           70       0       0       0       0       5      20      60      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM                                     IS SC NM SC SC
SNOWSHWRS     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