RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 PM EDT Fri Aug 15 2025

NCZ003-160800-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1131 PM EDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Date           08/15/25      Sat 08/16/25            Sun 08/17/25            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                 68          87          68          90          69
TEMP                   71 70 71 80 83 84 78 72 70 68 71 82 87 87 80 74 72 71 73
DEWPT                  70 68 69 73 72 73 72 70 69 67 69 71 69 70 71 69 68 67 69
MIN/MAX RH                   97          69          98          55          90
RH                     97 93 93 79 70 70 82 93 97 97 93 69 55 57 74 84 87 87 87
WIND DIR                N  N NW  E  E  E  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                0  0  1  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  1  2  2  2  1
CLOUDS                 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              45 31 27 30 55 49 32 18 25 19 24 22 30 32 29 14 15 17 20
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     20          20           5          10           5
RAIN SHWRS                         IS                                          
TSTMS                              IS                                          
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  4 <1            
T WIND DIR              N  N  N NE  N  N  E  N  N SW  W  W NW NW  N            
T WIND SPD              2  3  2  4  3  3  4  2  0  2  1  3  4  2  0            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     1  2  2 18 19 16  2  1  0  1  1 14 36 13  0            
MAX LVORI               8  7  6  3  3  3  5  7  9 10  7  3  1  2  4            
STABILITY               F  G  A  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.25 28.25 28.18 28.18 28.15 28.14 28.09            


Date           08/18Tue 08/19/25Wed 08/20/25Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25
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       90      69      86      67      85      66      81      65      76
TEMP          86 79 71 71 83 76 70 69 80 74 69 68 76 73 66 66 72 70
DEWPT         70 72 69 69 72 72 69 69 69 71 67 67 66 67 64 65 66 66
RH            59 79 93 93 70 87 97100 69 90 93 97 71 81 93 97 81 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           30      20      40      30      60      40      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS    IS SC SC IS IS NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
TSTMS            SC IS    IS SC SC       SC IS       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