RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

NCZ001-132000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
132 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

Date             Mon 04/13/26            Tue 04/14/26            Wed 04/15/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 70          54          73          57          77
TEMP                   68 67 61 57 55 56 59 64 71 72 67 61 59 57 59 66 74 76 69
DEWPT                  42 43 45 46 44 45 46 47 50 49 50 51 47 45 45 45 45 46 47
MAX/MIN RH                   37          66          45          68          34
RH                     39 42 56 67 66 66 62 54 47 44 54 70 64 64 60 47 35 34 45
WIND DIR                W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
WIND SPD               13 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 11 10 10 11 13 13 13 11  8  8  9
CLOUDS                 B2 B1 B1 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              71 66 55 21 27 23 37 44 40 34 27 22 30 32 30 17 22 29 39
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5          10           0           0
MIX HGT                 6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD             19 13  3  3  4  8 12 18 11 11  4  3  5  6 11 16 11 10  4
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             FR FR FR FR             PR
ADI                    63 40  3  2  3  5 10 52 43 57  3  2  5  6  9 45 64 68  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               D  D  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  B  E  E  D  D  C  C  B  B  E
CEILING                    2300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.90 26.88 26.85 26.85 26.80 26.81 26.78 26.79 26.75


Date          Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26
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       55      74      55      74      55      78      53      63
TEMP          58 59 74 68 59 57 71 67 57 58 75 71 62 57 60 54
DEWPT         47 48 46 46 47 51 45 46 46 48 47 49 48 49 41 36
RH            67 67 37 45 64 80 39 47 67 69 37 46 60 75 49 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10       5       0      10      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS SC SC

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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