RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

NCZ001-092000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
401 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Date             Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26
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          47          56          53          59
TEMP          54 52 57 62 61 55 56 56 53 52 47 51 51 53 54 56 57 57 56 58 57 55
DEWPT         38 37 41 44 48 48 44 41 44 47 47 49 50 52 54 55 56 56 56 58 56 55
MAX/MIN RH                   50          90          66         100          96
RH            54 56 55 52 62 77 64 57 71 83100 93 96 96100 96 96 96100100 96100
WIND DIR       N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW  W
WIND SPD       6  4  3  5  4  4  9 14 18 21 20 19 20 27 28 31 28 25 16 12  8 11
WIND GUST                                   33 32 33                           
CLOUDS        OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     91 88 86 83 83 84 98 95 92 89 87 91 89 99 99100100 96 96 86 86 78
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  8  4  3  5  4  5 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          30          90         100          90
RAIN                                                  D  D  D  D  D  D  D      
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC  O NM                       O NM
TSTMS                                                                     IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1
T WIND DIR     N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E SE  E  E SE  S SW  W  W
T WIND SPD     3  3  9  8  6  6  8  9 11 14 21 32 19 19 16 13 14 12  6 26  8 12
DISPERSION    PR             VP PR GD GD             GD GD GD GD             FR
ADI            2  4 18 29 19  5  7  8 10 17 38 60 36 22 14 12 13 15 10 56 15 11
MAX LVORI      3  3  2  2  2  4  3  2  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  5  8  4  5  7
STABILITY      E  B  B  B  B  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING             24800 21400 15800 10900  2500   600   500   400   400   400
STA PRES            26.90 26.89 26.90 26.93 26.94 26.87 26.84 26.70 26.68 26.66


Date          Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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       55      62      55      69      55      69      53      66
TEMP          58 56 59 58 57 55 66 61 59 56 66 60 56 54 63 58
DEWPT         57 56 58 56 55 53 57 57 55 52 56 55 53 50 56 55
RH            96100 96 93 93 93 73 87 87 86 70 84 90 86 78 90
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR           60      20       0       0       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC 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