RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
903 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

NCZ001-080900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
903 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date           03/07/26      Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26            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
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                 54          58          47          62          49
TEMP                58 56 56 54 54 55 55 52 50 49 48 47 54 59 61 55 52 51 50 51
DEWPT               53 53 53 53 52 52 50 48 45 45 45 44 45 41 38 40 38 38 41 44
MIN/MAX RH                   96          81          92          43          77
RH                  83 90 90 96 93 90 83 86 83 86 89 89 71 51 42 57 59 61 71 77
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            14 14 16 16 16 13 13 10 10  9  9  9 10 11 11  9  9  9 10 10
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           72 84 78 89 86 92 73 47 31 31 28 30 19 10 10  8 27 29 63 30
VSBY                10 10  6  5  7 10 10 10  8 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          70          10          10          20
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC NM NM NM NM SC                               IS IS IS
TSTMS               IS IS IS    IS IS                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD          12 11 12 17 26 27 25 13  8  5  6  5  4 11  9  3            
DISPERSION          GD GD GD             FR FR PR PR             PR PR PR FR   
ADI                 11 10 11 19 58 58 61 12  5  4  5  4 15 49 35  2            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  5  4  4  3  4  5  6  6  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING                     400   400   400  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  26.66 26.67 26.68 26.73 26.74 26.77 26.74            


Date           03/10Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
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       67      55      70      34      47      26      46      36      54
TEMP          64 61 55 56 69 63 58 39 34 33 29 28 43 43 41 38 51 49
DEWPT         49 51 50 51 51 51 51 39 24 16 16 16 21 26 30 30 33 36
RH            58 70 83 83 53 65 77100 66 49 58 60 41 51 65 73 50 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30       5      20      70      60      10      10      10      10
RAIN                                   L  C                        
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC          IS SC NM                              
SNOW                                      C                        

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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