RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

NCZ001-270800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Date           09/26/26      Sun 09/27/26            Mon 09/28/26            Tue
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                 44          61          46          63          47
TEMP                52 49 47 46 54 59 60 55 52 50 48 49 56 61 62 56 53 51 49 50
DEWPT               43 43 42 42 43 39 40 41 44 40 38 35 41 47 48 48 48 46 46 46
MIN/MAX RH                   89          47          74          56          93
RH                  71 80 83 86 66 47 47 59 74 68 68 58 57 60 60 74 83 83 89 86
WIND DIR             N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD            12 11 11 14 14 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 11  6  8  6  6  5  3  2
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            7 11 11  9 14  5  6 17 12 11 17 14  9 17 16 14 13  5 10  9
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          12 11 13 12 17 21 23 14 14 12 11 12 14 13 12  8            
DISPERSION          FR FR FR             GD GD GD GD             PR PR PR VP   
ADI                  8  8  9 14 29 47 50 13 13 11 10 14 34 54 54  4            
MAX LVORI            5  5  5  5  3  1  1  3  4  3  3  3  1  1  1  5            
STABILITY            E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.67 26.64 26.63 26.61 26.62 26.62 26.67 26.66            


Date           09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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      51      71      55      71      58      70      59      67
TEMP          66 60 53 52 68 61 57 56 68 63 60 58 67 63 61 59 64 62
DEWPT         48 53 51 48 51 54 53 53 58 59 58 57 60 61 60 58 62 60
RH            52 78 93 86 54 78 86 90 70 87 93 96 78 93 97 96 93 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10      20      30      60
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS SC IS SC NM

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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