RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

NCZ001-062000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

Date             Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26
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                 64          51          55          39          58
TEMP                57 62 62 59 59 58 57 53 51 52 50 47 46 42 40 42 48 56 57 53
DEWPT               53 57 58 56 56 54 53 52 51 50 46 43 40 38 36 35 33 35 37 40
MAX/MIN RH                   67         100          79          90          44
RH                  86 84 87 90 90 86 86 96100 93 86 86 79 86 85 76 56 45 47 61
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S
WIND SPD            18 17 14 12 11  9  6  9  9 10 16 17 16 13 11  6  5  6  9  9
WIND GUST           28 27                                                      
CLOUDS              OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)          100 85 85 96 93 97 95 83 78 72 47 39 33 40 32 15  7 12 18 22
VSBY                 8  7  7  4  5  4  3  4  6  6  6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80         100          50           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM NM NM  O  O SC IS SC IS IS                           
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                IS                              
Obvis                        PF PF PF    PF                                    
MIX HGT              3  4  3  1  1  1 <1  1  2  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  5  1
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD          17 18 21 10  4 10  2  6  6 11 18 18 13 11  9 10  6  8 12 16
DISPERSION                   FR FR PR PR             GD GD FR FR             PR
ADI                 38 48 51  9  4  9  2  9 15 32 54 21 12 10  6 18 33 54 78 11
MAX LVORI            4  4  4  5  6  5  6  8  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  D  D  D  E  B  A  B  B  E
CEILING               300   300   300   300   200  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            26.57 26.59 26.59 26.53 26.53 26.54 26.59 26.63 26.67 26.60


Date          Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26
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       46      63      51      72      53      62      42      62
TEMP          46 51 61 62 53 56 68 65 58 54 60 55 44 44 60 56
DEWPT         41 43 46 50 47 49 54 55 52 49 47 40 37 36 39 40
RH            83 74 58 65 80 77 61 70 80 83 62 57 76 73 46 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5      50      60      40      10       0
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC NM SC SC IS            
TSTMS                              SC 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