RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
234 PM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

NCZ001-200900-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
234 PM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

Date           11/19/25      Thu 11/20/25            Fri 11/21/25            Sat
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                 44          57          50          57          51
TEMP          55 51 49 47 46 45 52 55 56 54 51 51 52 53 53 57 56 53 54 54 54 53
DEWPT         49 48 47 47 46 45 46 45 44 43 42 43 47 49 51 52 51 51 51 51 51 50
MIN/MAX RH                  100          63          88          81          93
RH            80 89 93100100100 80 69 64 66 71 74 83 86 93 83 83 93 90 90 90 89
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       8  6  5  5  5  6  5  4  4  4  5  6  8  9  9  9  8  6 10 16 17 17
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     86 79 68 83 80 80 57 59 63 66 86 89 85 88 78 81 71 73 70 78 73 78
VSBY          10 10  9  8  6  5 10 10 10 10  9  8  6  7 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          30          50
RAIN                                            S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  S SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SW  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD    10  3  2  3  3  3  9 12  9  2  2  3  5  5 12 10  8  5            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP PR PR PR             PR FR GD GD   
ADI           16  2  2  2  2  4 12 23 13  2  2  2  5  6 14 16 11  4            
MAX LVORI      4  6  7  9  9  9  4  3  2  3  3  4  4  4  5  4  4  6            
STABILITY      D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING               500   500   500  4800  7500  3500   400   400   400      
STA PRES            26.79 26.78 26.77 26.75 26.76 26.71 26.71 26.64            


Date           11/22Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
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       55      42      52      42      53      44      50      45      50
TEMP          52 48 46 43 49 45 44 43 52 46 46 45 48 46 47 46 49 44
DEWPT         48 44 39 40 39 39 39 37 39 38 39 37 41 41 42 43 43 40
RH            86 86 76 89 68 79 82 79 61 73 76 73 77 83 83 89 80 86
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           40      20      10      10      10      20      30      50      30
RAIN           C                             S  S  C  C  C  C      
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS                                        SC 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