RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

NCZ001-052100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1001 AM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

Date             Wed 11/05/25            Thu 11/06/25            Fri 11/07/25
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                 58          38          53          38          54
TEMP                   57 56 49 48 47 42 39 44 52 50 40 40 40 40 39 46 53 50 47
DEWPT                  35 32 34 41 41 38 32 26 22 26 30 30 28 28 30 37 42 43 44
MAX/MIN RH                   39          87          30          71          63
RH                     43 40 56 77 79 86 76 49 31 39 67 67 62 62 70 71 66 77 89
WIND DIR                W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD               19 20 25 27 26 21 14  6  3  2  3  5  9 10 10 10 11 10 12
WIND GUST              34 35                                                   
CLOUDS                 FW B1 CL FW SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              14 54  3 20 44 25 18  3  7  5  5  5  5  6 13 34 54 69 77
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
RAIN                                                                          L
MIX HGT                 2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
T WIND SPD             27 25 16 25 23 27 10  9  6  3  8  6  6  8  9 14 14 11  6
DISPERSION                   GD GD GD GD             VP PR PR FR             FR
ADI                    55 40 14 23 21 25 11 12 19  8  4  3  5  5  7 21 28 20  6
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  3  5
STABILITY               D  D  D  D  D  D  D  B  B  B  G  F  E  E  C  C  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1700
STA PRES                  26.71 26.72 26.75 26.82 26.78 26.76 26.69 26.64 26.53


Date          Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25Tue 11/11/25
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       46      57      44      49      22      28      20      32
TEMP          50 49 56 47 46 46 46 36 31 23 25 22 22 20 30 26
DEWPT         47 47 44 43 42 43 40 32 26 18 14 13 14 12 15 17
RH            89 93 64 86 86 89 79 85 81 81 62 68 71 71 53 68
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           70      20      30      30      30      10       5       0
RAIN           L  L     S  S  C  C  C  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