RAWS Point Forecast - Mt Jefferson Tower, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

NCZ001-112100-
RAWS 310142
36.40N  81.46W Elev. 4608 ft
801 AM EST Wed Feb 11 2026

Date             Wed 02/11/26            Thu 02/12/26            Fri 02/13/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 46          24          35          23          40
TEMP                45 46 42 32 27 26 24 24 27 32 34 30 27 26 24 25 32 37 39 32
DEWPT               31 26 22 19 18 18 17 15 14 16 16 16 16 15 15 13 14 14 16 17
MAX/MIN RH                   44          73          47          68          38
RH                  58 45 44 58 68 71 74 68 57 51 47 55 63 62 68 60 47 38 39 53
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD            18 17 21 26 29 32 29 28 24 18 17 16 14 13 12 10  8  8  9  6
CLOUDS              SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           50 33  8 18 13 17 22 21 23 48 60 60 58 56 51 46 35 14  7  9
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30           0           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
MIX HGT              1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4      
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW      
T WIND SPD          14 18 16 17 18 23 23 20 19 26 27 17 14 13 10  9 12 18      
DISPERSION                   GD GD GD GD             GD GD FR FR             PR
ADI                 23 40 39 15 16 21 21 24 32 58 60 15 13 12  9  7 19 84      
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1      
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  B      
CEILING                    None  None  None  None     0     0  None  None  None
STA PRES                  26.64 26.67 26.68 26.72 26.73 26.74 26.75 26.77      


Date          Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26Tue 02/17/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       26      46      34      37      35      47      35      51
TEMP          27 29 45 36 36 36 34 36 37 37 44 41 37 37 50 43
DEWPT         17 18 23 27 28 31 34 33 34 33 37 34 32 32 37 37
RH            65 63 41 69 72 82100 89 89 85 76 76 82 82 61 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0      10      50      70      50      10       5       5
RAIN                       C  C  L  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