RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

NCZ003-012000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

Date             Wed 07/01/26            Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 94          71          97          72          96
TEMP          70 74 86 92 94 87 77 73 71 76 90 95 97 92 79 74 72 76 91 94 95 88
DEWPT         69 71 73 70 68 70 70 68 67 69 71 68 67 70 68 66 66 69 70 66 65 68
MAX/MIN RH                   43          87          38          81          36
RH            97 90 65 49 43 57 79 84 87 79 54 42 38 49 69 76 81 79 50 40 37 52
WIND DIR       N  N  N  E SE  N  N  N  N NW  N  E  E  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  N
WIND SPD       0  0  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  4  4  0  0  0  0  0  1  4  3  0
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     42 17 15 14  7 13  9  3  5 12  2 11  9 26 16 14 12 22  9 19 19 19
VSBY           9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  9 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  N  N  N  S  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NW NW NW  N  N NE  E NE SW
T WIND SPD     1  2 10  5  4  3  2  4  4  4 10  8  6  1  3  4  5  8  9  3  1  2
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2 54 43 37  2  1  2  2  4 44 65 55  1  2  2  3  8 52 32 11  1
MAX LVORI     10  6  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  4  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  2  2
STABILITY      F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.25 28.20 28.20 28.21 28.25 28.22 28.22 28.22 28.25 28.20


Date          Sat 07/04/26Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26
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       70      97      70      96      69      93      68      89
TEMP          73 77 96 91 73 75 94 85 72 74 91 82 71 72 86 82
DEWPT         65 67 64 64 65 67 64 67 67 69 69 71 68 70 69 70
RH            76 71 35 41 76 76 37 55 84 84 49 69 90 93 57 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2
POP 12HR            5      10      10      40      40      70      30      70
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC    IS NM SC    SC NM
TSTMS                              SC SC    IS NM SC    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