RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

NCZ003-250800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
201 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

Date           07/24/26      Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26            Mon
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                 64          79          61          85          62
TEMP          70 69 67 65 64 66 71 75 78 74 68 65 63 65 77 82 84 79 69 65 63 67
DEWPT         66 66 66 65 64 66 71 71 71 71 68 65 62 65 68 68 68 70 67 64 63 66
MIN/MAX RH                  100          77         100          59         100
RH            87 90 97100100100100 87 79 90100100 97100 74 63 59 74 93 97100 97
WIND DIR       E  N  N  N  N  N  E SE  E  N  N  N NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       2  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS        B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     86 84 92 93 88 90 66 57 54 43 68 41 25 39 18 33 26 17 19 25 18 29
VSBY           7  6  6  1  1  1 10  7  7 10  9  7  5  9  7  7  7  7 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     90          40          10          10           5
RAIN           C  L  D  C  C  S                                                
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC                                       
TSTMS                              IS IS                                       
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  E  E SE  E  E NE NE SE SE  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD     3  3  3  4  5  3  2  3  2  1  1  2  3  4 11  8  6  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI            6  2  2  2  3  4  5 12  7  1  1  1  2  4 53 49 42  1            
MAX LVORI      4  7  7  9  9  9  9  5  4  7 10 10 10  9  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING         600   600   600   600  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.23 28.22 28.20 28.20 28.14 28.13 28.11 28.09 28.04            


Date           07/27Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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       87      66      89      67      85      64      86      64      86
TEMP          84 81 69 71 86 81 70 70 84 80 67 68 83 79 67 68 85 78
DEWPT         69 72 67 68 73 73 69 69 69 69 64 65 67 69 64 65 68 71
RH            61 74 93 90 65 77 97 97 61 69 90 90 59 72 90 90 57 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10      40      40      10      10      20       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                   SC SC                   IS          IS
TSTMS                        SC IS                   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