RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

NCZ001-250900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1231 AM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

Date           11/23/25      Mon 11/24/25            Tue 11/25/25            Wed
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                 36          50          41          52          49
TEMP                   39 38 36 43 49 47 42 42 41 43 41 47 50 52 51 51 51 51 51
DEWPT                  34 30 26 31 32 33 32 34 34 37 40 43 46 47 48 50 51 50 49
MIN/MAX RH                   85          51          95          78          99
RH                     82 73 67 62 52 58 67 73 76 79 96 86 86 83 89 96100 96 93
WIND DIR               NW  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
WIND SPD                5  4  2  5  8  8  6  9 10 12 14 12 10  9 10 10 11 11 13
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)               7 10 40 28 20 50 47 61 77 80100100100100 90 90 82 77 77
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5 10 10  7            
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          80          70
RAIN                                                  D  D  D  D  L  L  L  L  C
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW            
T WIND SPD              4  3  2  8  8  6 10 11 12  5  4  5  9  8  6            
DISPERSION             PR VP             PR PR FR FR             FR FR FR FR   
ADI                     2  2  2  6 16 10  7 10 11  5  5  6 12  9  6            
MAX LVORI               5  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  7  5  4  4  5            
STABILITY               F  F  B  C  C  C  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING                    None  None  None  9500   500   400   400   400      
STA PRES                  26.83 26.86 26.82 26.82 26.76 26.73 26.67            


Date           11/26Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25Sun 11/30/25
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       52      24      31      21      32      23      38      27      41
TEMP          51 40 30 25 30 25 23 21 28 25 25 25 36 29 28 30 37 36
DEWPT         46 31 21 15 10 10 12  9  8  9 12 11 15 17 19 21 27 30
RH            83 70 69 65 42 52 62 59 42 50 57 55 42 60 68 69 67 79
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30       5       0       0       0       0       5      20      20
RAIN           C  S                                               S
SNOW                                                        S  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