RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

NCZ001-262100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1001 AM EST Fri Dec 26 2025

Date             Fri 12/26/25            Sat 12/27/25            Sun 12/28/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 48          46          57          43          52
TEMP                   42 44 47 50 49 48 51 51 56 55 48 47 46 44 44 44 48 51 47
DEWPT                  40 42 47 50 49 48 48 47 45 43 44 44 44 42 42 43 44 44 44
MAX/MIN RH                   89         100          64          92          79
RH                     93 93100100100100 89 86 66 64 86 89 93 93 93 96 86 77 89
WIND DIR                S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD               10 10 11 21 26 24 19 13  8  4  3  5  8  9  9  8  8  8 10
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              86 79 89 79 88 82 77 63 40 43 24 35 78 86 92 87 78 65 77
VSBY                   10  9  7  7  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  5 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          20           0           5          10
DRIZZLE                 C  C                                                   
RAIN                          S  S     S                                       
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD             10  9  6  9 12 18 20 18 12  3  5 10 10  6  6  5  6  5  4
DISPERSION                   FR GD GD GD             VP PR PR PR             FR
ADI                    11 10  6  8 14 16 27 27 23  5  3  5  9  6  8  6 10  8  4
MAX LVORI               5  5  6  8  5  5  4  4  3  3  5  5  5  5  5  6  4  4  6
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  G  F  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                     300   300   300 21100  None  None   400   400  1900
STA PRES                  26.58 26.55 26.57 26.66 26.66 26.71 26.71 26.71 26.63


Date          Mon 12/29/25Tue 12/30/25Wed 12/31/25Thu 01/01/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       40      52      16      25      18      33      22      32
TEMP          49 52 42 29 22 17 22 21 23 21 32 26 26 23 30 23
DEWPT         45 47 36 20 11  8  6  4  4  3  8 12 12 10  9  5
RH            86 83 79 69 62 67 49 47 43 45 36 55 55 57 41 45
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      70      20       5       0       0       5       5
RAIN              C  L  C                                    
SNOW                    C  S                                 

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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