RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025

NCZ001-172000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
1031 AM EDT Wed Sep 17 2025

Date             Wed 09/17/25            Thu 09/18/25            Fri 09/19/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 67          53          72          54          74
TEMP                58 64 65 59 57 55 54 54 64 71 68 60 58 56 55 54 66 72 70 61
DEWPT               52 53 54 52 52 51 51 51 52 53 54 53 52 52 50 51 52 52 53 52
MAX/MIN RH                   60          87          58          89          51
RH                  80 67 68 78 83 86 90 90 65 53 61 78 80 86 83 90 61 49 55 72
WIND DIR             N  N NW NW  N  N  W NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD            11 10  6  5  5  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  2
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           49 64 51 30 18 12  6  3 15 34 27 14  7  8  4  4  5 17 17 18
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  4  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           5           0           0
Obvis                                 PF                                       
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NE NW  N  N NW  N NW  N NW NW  N  N
T WIND SPD          14 10 10  4  3  2  2  2  5  4  2  0  2  3  3  3  3  5  6  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP PR             VP PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 30 28 29  2  2  1  1  2 23 26 11  0  1  2  2  4 19 42 44  2
MAX LVORI            3  2  3  4  5  6  6  6  3  2  2  4  4  5  5  5  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  D  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.74 26.76 26.76 26.80 26.76 26.79 26.80 26.82 26.80


Date          Sat 09/20/25Sun 09/21/25Mon 09/22/25Tue 09/23/25
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       56      72      55      66      54      69      55      71
TEMP          59 56 70 60 58 55 63 58 55 54 68 58 57 55 70 59
DEWPT         50 50 54 53 55 55 56 54 54 54 55 56 55 54 57 56
RH            72 80 57 78 90100 78 86 96100 63 93 93 96 63 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      10      10       5      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 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