RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

NCZ001-230900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
231 PM EST Sat Nov 22 2025

Date           11/22/25      Sun 11/23/25            Mon 11/24/25            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                 41          51          34          51          40
TEMP          52 49 48 46 44 42 43 48 47 42 40 39 37 35 44 50 47 41 41 41 41 43
DEWPT         48 47 46 45 42 38 37 37 37 36 35 32 28 24 24 26 27 29 30 31 33 35
MIN/MAX RH                   96          61          83          39          81
RH            86 93 93 96 93 86 79 65 68 79 82 76 70 64 45 39 45 62 65 67 73 73
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      11  6  9 10 12 13 17 16 16 11 10  9  5  4  4  8  6  6  9 10 12 14
CLOUDS        SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)     49 63 73 67 31 18  7  8  9 16  7  4  7 16 21 33 45 47 65 79 86 88
VSBY          10 10  9  7  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0          10
RAIN                                                                          L
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD    13  9 12 17 11 12 14 21 21 16 10  8  5  3 10 13 10  8            
DISPERSION       PR PR FR FR             FR FR PR PR             PR PR FR FR   
ADI           26  6 11 15 10 14 18 43 40 11  7  5  3  3 13 34 16  5            
MAX LVORI      4  6  5  5  5  4  3  1  1  4  4  4  3  3  2  1  2  3            
STABILITY      D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  F  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING               400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 26500      
STA PRES            26.67 26.69 26.75 26.74 26.79 26.83 26.89 26.86            


Date           11/25Wed 11/26/25Thu 11/27/25Fri 11/28/25Sat 11/29/25
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      48      52      27      33      22      32      22      39
TEMP          46 50 51 51 49 41 32 27 32 27 25 23 31 25 24 23 38 28
DEWPT         45 47 50 48 44 32 24 19 12 11 13 12  9 10 14 13 13 17
RH            96 89 96 89 83 70 72 71 43 50 60 62 39 52 65 65 35 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      80      30       5       0       5       5       5      10
RAIN           L  L  D  L  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