RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

NCZ001-012000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
731 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

Date             Tue 04/01/25            Wed 04/02/25            Thu 04/03/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 57          42          56          53          70
TEMP             35 41 52 56 50 46 44 43 43 50 53 55 55 54 54 54 56 63 67 70 67
DEWPT            32 32 31 30 34 35 37 38 40 43 45 47 49 52 53 54 55 56 56 56 55
MAX/MIN RH                   38          91          73         100          61
RH               89 70 44 37 54 65 76 82 89 77 74 74 80 93 96100 96 78 68 61 65
WIND DIR         NW NW NW  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD         20 10  3  5  9 10 12 14 14 18 17 17 19 23 25 23 19 19 18 19 17
CLOUDS           B1 FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        58 25  6  8  5 12 41 63 87 86 75 71 78 84 88 92 83 75 61 60 63
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  3  6  6  6  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          30          50          40
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT          <1  1  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  N  N  W SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD       17  8  2  4 11  8  9 17 10 11 13  8  5  5  5  9 10 18 21 16 11
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR GD             GD GD GD GD             GD
ADI              19 10 10 23  8  5  8 15 11 13 15  9  5  5  5  8 11 27 51 37 10
MAX LVORI         4  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  4  5  4  6  6  5  5  4  3  3  3
STABILITY         D  C  B  B  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  6000   500   500   600   600   600  5300
STA PRES            26.67 26.70 26.79 26.82 26.84 26.83 26.83 26.83 26.87 26.88


Date          Fri 04/04/25Sat 04/05/25Sun 04/06/25Mon 04/07/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       59      75      58      75      58      66      43      49
TEMP          62 62 72 69 63 61 72 70 63 60 65 59 49 44 48 42
DEWPT         56 54 53 55 53 53 51 51 51 52 52 49 45 39 31 23
RH            81 75 51 61 70 75 48 51 65 75 63 69 86 82 51 46
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC
POP 12HR           40      30      20      20      30      70      60      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC       SC IS IS    IS    SC NM NM NM SC SC 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