RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

NCZ003-140800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
301 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date           10/13/26      Wed 10/14/26            Thu 10/15/26            Fri
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                 58          87          62          81          62
TEMP          82 69 63 61 59 60 77 85 84 72 66 64 63 64 77 80 79 72 67 65 64 64
DEWPT         67 65 61 58 56 56 66 67 69 67 64 62 61 61 70 70 71 69 66 64 63 62
MIN/MAX RH                   92          54          94          72          97
RH            61 87 93 90 90 87 69 55 61 84 93 93 93 90 79 72 77 90 97 97 97 93
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W  W  W NW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N  S  S  S  N  N  W  W
WIND SPD       3  1  1  1  2  2  1  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  0  4  4  1  0  0  1  2
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      1  1  1  2  3  2  3  2  5  5 27 12 20 18 30 35 35 31 22 16 18 12
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  9  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10           5
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W SW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD     9  3  3  4  5  6 12  8  6  3  3  5  5  6  9  6  5  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           24  2  2  2  3  7 25 33 17  2  2  3  3  7 22 28 22  2            
MAX LVORI      2  6  7  6  6  5  3  1  2  6  7  6  6  6  3  3  3  7            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.18 28.19 28.23 28.19 28.22 28.22 28.24 28.20            


Date           10/16Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26
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       82      44      59      36      59      39      64      45      70
TEMP          80 60 49 45 57 49 41 37 57 50 43 41 62 56 48 48 68 60
DEWPT         65 52 40 35 37 37 33 31 39 41 36 34 48 51 46 45 54 55
RH            60 75 71 68 47 63 73 79 51 71 76 76 60 83 93 89 61 84
WIND SPD          <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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