RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
832 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

NCZ001-040800-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
832 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date           07/03/25      Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 60          76          61          72          61
TEMP                63 62 61 62 68 73 72 68 65 63 61 63 68 71 71 67 64 63 62 62
DEWPT               57 56 55 57 57 57 58 59 58 57 57 58 59 59 59 59 60 58 58 59
MIN/MAX RH                   83          58          88          64          89
RH                  81 81 81 84 68 57 61 73 78 81 87 84 73 66 66 75 87 84 87 90
WIND DIR             N  N NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  5  6  6  8  5  5  5  5
CLOUDS              CL FW CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            5  7  4  4  4 26 24 10 11 10  6  3  5 22 13 13 21 28 16 20
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                                    
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          10           5
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE  N NE  N SE SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD           5  4  3  5  9  4  2  5  1  0  1  0  8 10  8 11            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR PR PR VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  3  2  2  6 39 26 12  3  1  0  1  0 28 57 46  8            
MAX LVORI            5  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  4  6  6  6  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            26.79 26.82 26.87 26.85 26.87 26.89 26.90 26.88            


Date           07/06Mon 07/07/25Tue 07/08/25Wed 07/09/25Thu 07/10/25
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       71      64      73      65      74      64      72      64      70
TEMP          71 67 64 64 73 68 66 65 74 68 65 64 72 67 64 64 70 66
DEWPT         62 62 61 61 63 63 62 62 64 64 63 62 64 63 62 61 64 63
RH            73 84 90 90 71 84 87 90 71 87 93 93 76 87 93 90 81 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           30      20      40      20      50      30      60      40      70
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC SC    IS NM SC IS SC NM
TSTMS            SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS 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