RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

NCZ001-100900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
231 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

Date           01/08/26      Fri 01/09/26            Sat 01/10/26            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                 43          54          51          54          25
TEMP                      45 48 49 51 52 52 53 52 52 53 51 52 52 52 49 41 34 27
DEWPT                     42 46 49 51 52 51 51 51 51 51 51 52 52 50 46 38 31 23
MIN/MAX RH                   95          89         100          92         100
RH                        89 93100100100 96 93 96 96 93100100100 93 89 89 89 85
WIND DIR                   S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                  13 13 12 10  8  6  5  5  5  9 11 11 12 18 23 29 34 36
CLOUDS                    OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)                 95 93 91 89 93 92 93 93 88 99 99 96 96 88 89 85 73 38
VSBY                      10  7  7  6  6  6  6  7  6  3  3  3  3  6  6 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          90          90         100          50
RAIN                                                  D  D  D  D  C  C         
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM NM SC SC NM                           
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1
T WIND DIR                 S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SE NE  S SW  W  W NW NW  W
T WIND SPD                 6  5  5  8  4  2  2  2  1  1  2  5 10 12 24 33 35 34
DISPERSION                FR             PR PR PR PR             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                        6  6  6 10  5  2  2  2  1  1  3  9 12 11 22 37 40 52
MAX LVORI                  5  5  8  7  9  8  8  8 10  7  9  8  5  5  4  4  4  4
STABILITY                  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                           500  1500  2600  4200   400   300   300 15600
STA PRES                        26.77 26.76 26.81 26.74 26.65 26.56 26.59 26.61


Date           01/11Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26
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       29      19      35      25      45      30      41      27      32
TEMP          26 22 21 20 32 28 27 27 43 33 33 32 40 34 33 28 30 26
DEWPT         15 10 12 11  8 11  9 11 18 22 21 22 25 28 29 26 22 19
RH            62 59 68 67 36 48 46 50 36 63 61 66 55 78 85 92 72 74
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           10       5       0       0       0       5      20      40      30
SNOW                                               S  S  C  C  C  S

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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