RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

NCZ003-040800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
831 PM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Date           09/03/26      Fri 09/04/26            Sat 09/05/26            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                 72          93          72          93          67
TEMP                78 75 72 73 90 93 91 82 77 74 73 74 88 91 90 80 74 70 68 69
DEWPT               70 68 67 68 71 71 72 72 70 69 68 68 71 70 71 70 70 69 68 68
MIN/MAX RH                   83          47          84          50         100
RH                  76 79 84 84 54 49 54 72 79 84 84 82 57 50 54 72 87 97100 97
WIND DIR             W  N NW  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD             1  0  1  1  1  2  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  3  2  0  1  1
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)            2  4  3  2  7 26 30  7 26 25  1 13 16 51 51 58 58 50 38 68
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          30           5          30          40
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS                   SC SC SC SC       SC
TSTMS                              IS IS                   SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  3  5  5  4  2  2  3  5  5 18 12 13  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  3 31 43 16  1  1  2  3  6106 55 89  3            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  5  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.15 28.16 28.17 28.13 28.11 28.09 28.09 28.02            


Date           09/06Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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       83      62      78      60      83      61      88      66      90
TEMP          81 74 66 63 74 73 63 61 79 75 65 64 85 80 69 69 88 79
DEWPT         70 68 64 62 64 63 59 59 64 63 60 60 66 66 63 63 67 67
RH            69 82 93 97 71 71 87 93 60 66 84 87 53 62 81 81 50 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           80      40      20      20      20       5      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC IS IS       IS IS                           
TSTMS            SC 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