RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

NCZ001-110800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
232 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

Date           04/10/26      Sat 04/11/26            Sun 04/12/26            Mon
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                 48          67          49          69          53
TEMP          64 56 52 50 50 52 59 64 65 58 54 52 51 50 59 66 67 62 58 56 55 55
DEWPT         34 34 33 34 38 41 45 46 46 47 46 45 45 45 46 45 45 43 42 42 43 43
MIN/MAX RH                   66          48          85          44          67
RH            32 43 48 54 63 66 60 52 50 67 74 77 80 83 62 47 45 50 55 59 64 64
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD       8 10 10 11 12 13 13 10  8  5  5  5  6  8 10 12 14 16 16 17 14 13
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)      4 11 11 24 10 24 28 32 35 27 21 16 15 27 22 31 27 21 34 55 56 59
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          20           5           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                            IS                                       
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  S  S  S SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD     6  3  4  6  6  5 16 10  5  3  1  2  2  2 13 13 16 12            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR             GD GD GD GD   
ADI           45  2  3  5  5  4 49 55 33  2  1  1  1  2 48 62 74 11            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  3  4  4  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  E  E  E  E  C  C  B  A  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  D            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      26.92 26.93 26.92 26.96 26.93 26.96 26.95 26.98 26.94            


Date           04/13Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26
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       69      53      73      55      76      56      75      56      74
TEMP          68 62 55 56 70 66 58 58 73 69 59 59 72 68 59 59 70 67
DEWPT         41 44 44 46 48 49 48 47 47 47 48 49 47 48 48 50 51 51
RH            37 52 66 69 45 54 69 67 40 45 67 69 41 49 67 72 51 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0      10       0       5       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS
TSTMS                                                            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