RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

NCZ001-090900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
701 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

Date           11/08/25      Sun 11/09/25            Mon 11/10/25            Tue
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                 45          54          19          22          17
TEMP                50 48 47 47 51 51 46 38 33 29 26 22 20 22 19 18 19 20 19 18
DEWPT               46 44 40 38 46 47 42 35 30 26 23 20 17 14 10 10 11 12 11 10
MIN/MAX RH                   89          71          92          67          72
RH                  86 86 76 71 83 86 86 89 89 88 88 92 88 71 67 70 70 71 70 70
WIND DIR            SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  W
WIND SPD             2  3  5  9 13 16 17 24 29 29 29 28 21 18 20 28 31 32 31 29
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           36 32 50 41 42 70 64 81 82 68 63 69 59 73 64 59 63 54 41 41
VSBY                10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10  7  9  8  6  6  7  5  3            
POP 12HR                      5          10          40          20          40
SNOWSHWRS                                SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  1  3  4  4  3            
T WIND DIR           S  S  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           2  2  1  4 25 24 20 25 26 27 33 32 29 25 33 35            
DISPERSION          VP VP PR             GD GD GD GD             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                  1  2  1  5 60 58 43 28 24 31 37 52 66 66 90 48            
MAX LVORI            7  8  8  6  4  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  1  3            
STABILITY            F  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None   200   200   100   100   100   900      
STA PRES            26.53 26.49 26.48 26.48 26.53 26.48 26.50 26.51            


Date           11/11Wed 11/12/25Thu 11/13/25Fri 11/14/25Sat 11/15/25
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       30      25      43      34      44      34      51      41      54
TEMP          27 25 27 32 42 38 38 34 43 36 34 35 50 41 43 42 53 45
DEWPT         11 15 15 18 29 31 33 30 27 26 24 22 28 32 36 37 42 41
RH            50 65 60 56 60 76 82 85 53 67 66 59 42 70 76 82 66 86
WIND SPD          15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      10       5

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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