RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
243 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

NCZ003-310800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
243 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date           10/29/26      Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            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                 50          79          47          65          45
TEMP                      51 52 69 77 77 62 56 53 49 47 58 63 64 55 51 49 46 45
DEWPT                     45 44 53 56 56 53 47 42 40 39 45 45 45 46 43 40 39 39
MIN/MAX RH                   93          47          77          49          79
RH                        80 74 57 48 48 72 72 66 71 74 62 52 50 72 74 71 76 79
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW  N  N  N NW  N NE  N  E SE SE  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   5  4  4  5  5  3  3  2  1  0  3  3  3  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 OV B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                  1  2  4 22 10 10 24 25 48 54 68 90 67 79 85 91 86 86
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD                 6  8 18 13 16  6  6  5  4  3  8  4  4  4  2  2  2  2
DISPERSION                PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  8 38 53 50  3  3  3  2  3 21 13 12  2  1  1  1  2
MAX LVORI                  4  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None 20400 20400 16700 13500
STA PRES                  28.28 28.31 28.32 28.39 28.44 28.51 28.48 28.51 28.49


Date           11/01Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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       64      45      66      46      70      51      68      55      71
TEMP          62 56 49 46 63 57 49 48 67 61 55 53 65 63 57 56 69 62
DEWPT         43 44 40 41 50 51 47 48 57 57 54 53 63 62 57 55 59 57
RH            50 64 71 83 62 80 93100 70 87 96100 93 97100 96 70 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       0       0      30      60      50      50
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                         IS 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