RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
432 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

NCZ001-060900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
432 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date           03/05/26      Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 51          68          55          66          54
TEMP             60 56 54 53 52 60 65 65 59 57 56 56 55 59 63 65 61 58 56 55 54
DEWPT            50 49 49 48 48 50 50 52 53 53 53 53 53 54 54 54 52 53 52 52 51
MIN/MAX RH                   86          56          93          67          90
RH               69 77 83 83 86 69 58 63 80 86 90 90 93 83 72 68 72 83 86 90 90
WIND DIR         SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD          9 10 10 10  8  6  6  8  8 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 13 14 14 14 14
CLOUDS           B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        52 41 58 62 57 48 55 50 30 27 33 45 53 49 74 74 73 73 80 81 82
VSBY             10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  5 10 10 10 10 10 10  8   
POP 12HR                      0          20          10          60          60
RAIN SHWRS                            IS             IS IS NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                IS IS IS IS               
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW SW  W  W NW  W  W  W  S  S  S SW  S SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD        6  3  3  4  4  6 10  6  5  8 11  8  6  9 13 13  9            
DISPERSION       PR FR FR FR             PR FR FR FR             FR GD GD GD   
ADI               6  3  3  4  5 17 31 26  4  5  8  7  8 14 24 30  8            
MAX LVORI         3  4  5  5  5  3  1  2  5  5  5  5  6  4  3  3  3            
STABILITY         D  D  D  D  B  B  D  B  E  E  E  D  D  C  D  D  D            
CEILING              None   600  None  None  None  None  None   500   500      
STA PRES            26.85 26.86 26.93 26.91 26.93 26.88 26.88 26.81            


Date           03/08Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       60      49      62      52      66      55      65      44      52
TEMP          57 55 52 51 59 56 53 53 62 60 57 56 62 59 56 50 43 41
DEWPT         50 47 45 44 44 45 47 49 52 51 51 50 51 50 50 43 32 26
RH            77 74 77 77 57 66 80 86 70 72 80 80 67 72 80 77 65 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           60      20      30      20      30      10      40      50      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM IS    IS SC IS IS IS SC       IS SC SC SC SC SC
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