RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

NCZ001-100800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
231 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Date           04/08/26      Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            Sat
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                 31          56          40          66          46
TEMP                      32 33 46 51 55 51 47 44 42 45 57 63 65 58 50 48 47 49
DEWPT                     22 23 24 28 29 27 27 24 23 26 33 35 35 36 35 34 35 37
MIN/MAX RH                   71          36          51          33          65
RH                        66 66 42 41 37 39 45 45 46 47 40 35 33 44 56 58 63 63
WIND DIR                   S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S SW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD                   8  5  3  4  4  6  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  8  9 10 11 12
CLOUDS                    SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 35 54 33 32 20  3  2  4  3  6  3  4  5 11 10 16 18 22
VSBY                      10 10 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  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                SE SE  S  E  E SE  S  S SW  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                 3  4  2  2  1  6  3  2  2  3  5  5  5  3  4  6  8  8
DISPERSION                PR             PR PR PR PR             PR PR FR FR   
ADI                        2  4  4  9  4  3  2  1  1  3 14 35 36  2  3  5  5  6
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3
STABILITY                  E  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  E  E  E  E  C
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.00 27.03 26.98 26.99 26.96 26.98 26.92 26.94 26.93


Date           04/11Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
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       67      48      68      51      69      52      74      54      75
TEMP          66 58 51 50 67 62 54 53 66 63 54 55 72 67 57 57 72 68
DEWPT         44 46 45 44 44 41 42 45 43 45 46 47 49 50 47 48 48 50
RH            45 64 80 80 43 46 64 74 43 52 74 74 44 54 69 72 42 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20       5       0       0       0       0       5       0      10
RAIN SHWRS       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