RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
902 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

NCZ001-070900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
902 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

Date           03/06/26      Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon
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                 55          66          54          58          48
TEMP                57 56 56 55 60 64 64 60 58 57 56 54 55 56 56 54 52 52 50 49
DEWPT               53 53 53 53 55 55 54 53 53 53 53 53 53 52 50 49 48 47 47 48
MIN/MAX RH                   93          67          95          81          95
RH                  86 90 90 93 84 73 70 78 83 86 90 96 93 86 80 83 86 83 89 96
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            10 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 13 14 16 16 14 13 13 10 10 10 10 10
CLOUDS              SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           32 24 36 55 28 65 58 78 78 83 84 87 88 91 84 83 74 70 73 69
VSBY                10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10  6  4  4  7  8 10 10 10  7  9  6
POP 12HR                     10          40          70          70          10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM               
TSTMS                                 SC IS IS             IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD           5  6  6  9 11 19 18 11 11 12 10 11 12 16  9  3            
DISPERSION          FR FR FR             GD FR GD GD             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                  4  5  5 10 30 51 37 10 10 11  9 13 24 32 16  3            
MAX LVORI            6  6  6  5  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  3  5            
STABILITY            E  E  E  D  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                    None  None   500   500   400   400   400 26200      
STA PRES                  26.89 26.87 26.79 26.75 26.71 26.71 26.69            


Date           03/09Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
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       64      51      66      54      67      42      50      33      46
TEMP          60 57 52 51 63 60 56 56 66 60 55 44 48 41 36 34 41 42
DEWPT         45 44 44 47 50 51 50 52 52 51 50 41 30 27 26 26 29 32
RH            58 62 74 86 62 72 80 86 61 72 83 89 49 57 67 72 62 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           20      30      50      20      50      70      50      30      20
RAIN                                               C  C  C  S  S  S
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM                  

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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