RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

NCZ001-180800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
131 AM EDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Date           04/16/26      Fri 04/17/26            Sat 04/18/26            Sun
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                 55          70          55          75          44
TEMP                   58 57 57 61 68 70 64 58 55 56 59 69 74 71 66 62 59 53 45
DEWPT                  51 51 49 48 44 43 44 47 45 44 46 47 48 51 52 53 52 49 41
MIN/MAX RH                   83          38          69          40          90
RH                     77 80 75 62 42 38 48 67 69 64 62 45 40 49 61 72 78 86 86
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD               18 17 14 14 12 10  9  8  6  5  6 11 10 10 13 14 18 24 29
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)              64 54 33 18 15 14  4 22 41 18 21 34 47 74 76 74 73 84 84
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6  6   
POP 12HR                     50           5           0          20          60
RAIN SHWRS             IS                                  IS IS SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                      IS IS IS            
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  4 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD             16 10 11 19 17 12  8  2  2  2  1 16 12 10  8            
DISPERSION             GD GD             PR PR PR PR             FR GD GD GD   
ADI                    14  9 10 60101 53  5  1  1  1  1 76 86 38  7            
MAX LVORI               4  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY               D  D  C  C  B  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None   700   300      
STA PRES                  26.70 26.75 26.71 26.71 26.69 26.68 26.62            


Date           04/19Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26Wed 04/22/26Thu 04/23/26
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       50      35      51      35      62      45      64      48      66
TEMP          46 45 39 36 48 45 37 38 58 55 48 50 62 58 51 51 64 60
DEWPT         29 22 21 22 20 19 20 23 30 32 32 37 37 38 39 42 42 41
RH            51 40 48 56 33 35 50 54 34 41 54 61 39 47 63 71 45 49
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           50       5       0       0       0       0       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS                                              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