RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

NCZ001-132100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1231 PM EST Tue Jan 13 2026

Date             Tue 01/13/26            Wed 01/14/26            Thu 01/15/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 46          34          41          12          17
TEMP                   44 43 39 38 38 37 35 36 39 36 34 31 24 18 13 13 15 15 14
DEWPT                  17 18 22 22 22 23 25 28 29 30 31 27 19 12  6  5  4  2  2
MAX/MIN RH                   33          70          53          89          55
RH                     33 36 50 52 52 56 66 72 67 79 89 85 81 77 73 70 61 55 58
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD               10 10 12 16 21 21 18 13 12 13 21 28 33 35 36 31 24 26 29
CLOUDS                 CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)               2  7  9 13 25 38 47 73 80 91 89 82 80 76 68 59 48 49 36
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  4  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          50          50          10
RAIN                                            S                              
SNOW                                            C  C  C  C                     
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  3
T WIND DIR              W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD             17 11  8  9 11 11 10 19 21 14 17 31 33 28 29 25 26 27 28
DISPERSION                   FR GD GD GD             GD GD GD GD             GD
ADI                    43 27  7  8 10 10 11 26 46 22 15 35 45 32 59 58 73 82 39
MAX LVORI               1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  1  3  4  4  3  3  3  3  1  1  1
STABILITY               C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  6100   700   700   600  None  None
STA PRES                  26.59 26.51 26.42 26.35 26.31 26.33 26.35 26.43 26.45


Date          Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       10      30      23      30      15      22      11      25
TEMP          12 12 27 24 26 26 29 24 20 16 21 17 14 11 21 20
DEWPT          2  1  7 13 17 19 17 14 11  9  9  8  4  1  6  9
RH            63 60 42 62 68 74 60 65 67 73 59 67 64 63 52 62
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      20      20      20      20       5       5
SNOW                          S  S        S  S               

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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