RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

NCZ001-032000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
501 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date             Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26
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                 86          67          86          66          83
TEMP             69 80 85 83 77 68 68 68 70 78 83 82 75 70 68 66 68 77 82 79 72
DEWPT            62 60 60 62 64 63 61 60 60 61 59 60 61 61 61 61 62 61 61 62 63
MAX/MIN RH                   43          83          43          83          50
RH               78 51 43 49 64 84 78 76 71 56 44 47 62 73 78 84 81 58 49 56 73
WIND DIR         NE  E SE  S  S SW  W NW NW SW  S SW SW NW  W NW NW SW  S SW  W
WIND SPD          3  4  5  3  3  3  4  5  5  2  4  4  4  5  5  5  4  3  4  3  5
CLOUDS           FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)        10 16 28 55 37 33 31 23 28 10 50 47 43 18 15 18 45 45 73 73 44
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           5          30          10          60
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC                   SC IS             IS IS NM NM IS
TSTMS                  IS SC                   SC IS                IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT          <1  5  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  4 <1
T WIND DIR        N  E SE SE  S NW NW NW NW  N  S  W  N  W  W NW NW  S  S  W  N
T WIND SPD        3  6  4  3  3  2  4  4  4  0  1  5  4  2  2  3  3  6  6  5  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             VP PR PR PR             PR
ADI               3 40 40 20  2  1  2  2  4  0  8 31  3  1  1  2  3 43 30 26  1
MAX LVORI         4  1  1  2  3  5  5  4  4  3  2  1  3  3  4  5  5  1  1  2  4
STABILITY         A  A  A  B  G  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  E  F  F  F  A  A  C  B  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2300
STA PRES            26.87 26.82 26.83 26.80 26.82 26.79 26.76 26.75 26.73 26.74


Date          Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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       65      81      64      78      63      77      63      77
TEMP          66 66 79 70 66 64 76 69 65 64 73 70 65 64 74 70
DEWPT         63 63 64 64 63 63 64 63 62 62 63 62 62 62 63 63
RH            90 90 60 81 90 97 66 81 90 93 71 76 90 93 69 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           20      70      40      60      20      60      20      60
RAIN SHWRS    IS    SC NM SC    SC NM IS    SC NM IS IS SC NM
TSTMS         IS    IS NM SC    IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC

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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