RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

NCZ001-142000-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
131 PM EDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Date             Tue 10/14/25            Wed 10/15/25            Thu 10/16/25
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                 66          47          64          43          62
TEMP                   65 63 58 54 52 50 49 57 62 63 52 50 47 45 43 53 61 58 48
DEWPT                  51 52 47 47 45 44 40 39 42 41 44 42 40 38 37 38 39 38 37
MAX/MIN RH                   60          79          45          79          43
RH                     60 67 67 77 77 80 71 51 48 44 74 74 76 76 79 57 44 47 65
WIND DIR                N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD               10 11 12 12 11  9  9  6  9 10 10 12 10 10  8  5  5  5  4
WIND GUST              20 21 25 26 23                                          
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)               7  6 13 14 28 26 13  3  6  6  6  5  6  4 10  2  7  4  4
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  9  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR              N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD             10  9 13 12  8  6  6  8 11 13 14 11 10  9 12 12 10  9  4
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR PR             FR FR FR FR             VP
ADI                    29 23  9 11  5  5  5 11 32 30 10 10  7  6 13 28 43 38  2
MAX LVORI               2  3  5  5  6  6  6  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  C  E  D  E  E  C  B  B  C  E  D  E  E  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.76 26.78 26.76 26.76 26.74 26.74 26.73 26.76 26.73


Date          Fri 10/17/25Sat 10/18/25Sun 10/19/25Mon 10/20/25
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       41      63      48      68      51      59      40      54
TEMP          43 41 62 50 50 49 66 56 53 52 57 48 45 40 52 44
DEWPT         35 35 42 44 44 45 52 51 50 49 51 46 40 35 34 33
RH            73 79 48 80 80 86 61 83 89 89 80 93 82 82 50 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      20      50      30       5
RAIN SHWRS                               IS SC 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