RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

NCZ001-212000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Date             Sun 06/21/26            Mon 06/22/26            Tue 06/23/26
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                 76          61          75          59          71
TEMP                69 73 75 71 66 64 63 64 70 73 74 70 65 63 61 62 62 68 70 65
DEWPT               51 51 53 54 56 57 57 58 60 63 63 62 62 62 61 59 59 59 57 55
MAX/MIN RH                   44          87          69         100          63
RH                  53 46 46 55 70 78 81 81 71 71 69 76 90 97100 90 90 73 63 70
WIND DIR             W SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  5  4  2  5  5  5  5 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 19 13 10 11 13
WIND GUST                                16 21       21 24 24 25               
CLOUDS              FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            8 21 19 32 28 29 24 19 35 94 82 84 73 70 71 61 55 50 50 34
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  3  8 10 10  5  9 10  9 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          90          40          30
RAIN SHWRS                                      O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC   
TSTMS                                          NM NM SC IS             IS      
MIX HGT              4  6  6  1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3  2  2 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4  2
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW  S SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           5  4  8  9  4  3  3  9 17 12 11  6 11 18 18 19 19 13 12 11
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR PR             FR FR FR FR             FR
ADI                 30 33 55  4  2  2  2 14 82 31 24  8 10 16 16 31 45 65 47 13
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  4  4  3  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  F  F  F  A  B  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  B  C  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None   500  1000   400  None  None
STA PRES            26.72 26.69 26.71 26.70 26.70 26.68 26.67 26.67 26.73 26.74


Date          Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26
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       55      74      59      75      59      76      60      76
TEMP          57 57 71 68 61 61 72 68 62 61 72 69 63 62 73 70
DEWPT         53 51 52 55 54 56 59 59 59 59 60 59 59 58 59 59
RH            86 80 51 63 78 84 64 73 90 93 66 70 87 87 62 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      10      10      50      30      40      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC SC    IS SC       IS SC
TSTMS                           IS SC SC    IS SC          SC

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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