RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

NCZ001-072000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
431 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

Date             Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26
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                 55          38          59          45          63
TEMP          56 53 49 52 51 48 44 41 39 41 49 57 57 52 47 45 46 51 54 60 62 58
DEWPT         53 51 49 48 44 41 37 34 32 32 32 34 35 39 40 40 40 42 43 46 47 49
MAX/MIN RH                   74          81          42          82          57
RH            90 93100 86 77 77 76 76 76 70 52 42 43 61 76 82 79 71 66 60 58 72
WIND DIR       W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      10  9  9 10 17 18 17 14 12 10  4  6  9  8  9  9  9 10 14 14 14  9
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     89 80 81 81 50 42 11 19 24 15  3  4  5  6 31 24 33 42 40 36 33 33
VSBY           6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS     O SC                                                            
MIX HGT        1  1  2  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5  1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     6  1  5 10 19 23 12  8  5  4  4  8 10 13  8  5  5  9 17 25 20 20
DISPERSION    FR             GD GD GD FR             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI            6  1 14 28 61 31 11  7  5  5 21 54 65  9  5  4  4 10 59104 82 14
MAX LVORI      5  7  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      D  C  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  B  A  B  B  E  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING               300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.53 26.54 26.60 26.63 26.66 26.60 26.60 26.53 26.52 26.54


Date          Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26
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       50      67      50      59      39      62      47      67
TEMP          51 54 66 61 56 51 53 50 40 41 55 52 48 50 60 58
DEWPT         47 49 49 52 50 45 40 34 33 33 34 38 38 41 45 47
RH            86 83 54 72 80 80 61 54 76 73 45 59 68 71 58 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      40      60      20       0       0      20      30
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC NM NM IS                   IS IS SC
TSTMS                  IS IS    IS                         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