RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

NCZ003-080900-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
601 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

Date           01/07/26      Thu 01/08/26            Fri 01/09/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 39          59          45          62          54
TEMP             56 47 43 41 39 49 58 59 51 49 46 47 48 52 59 62 60 57 56 55 55
DEWPT            31 37 36 34 32 37 38 39 40 40 42 44 47 52 55 57 56 55 55 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                   77          46          98          83         100
RH               38 68 76 76 76 63 47 47 66 71 86 89 96100 87 84 87 93 96100100
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW  N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD          2  1  1  1  1  0  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  5  4  2  2  2  2  4
WIND GUST                                                                    14
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)        30 27 49 33 31 34 65 77 90 83 84 93 94 95 95 96 96 93 91 91 95
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  8 10  8  5            
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          50          80
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM  O  O  O
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR        W NW NW NW  N  N SE SE  E SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW            
T WIND SPD        3  4  5  5  5  2  4  3  2  5  5  6  4  3  4  4  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  2  3  3  6  4 12  9  1  3  3  3  4  4  7  7  1            
MAX LVORI         2  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  3  5  6  8  9  5  4  6            
STABILITY         G  G  F  G  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  8900  1400   600   700   600   700      
STA PRES            28.16 28.21 28.29 28.27 28.28 28.27 28.29 28.25            


Date           01/10Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       64      40      46      23      46      26      51      30      50
TEMP          62 63 53 41 44 36 28 24 42 37 29 28 49 41 33 32 48 44
DEWPT         60 57 46 33 22 17 14 15 16 19 17 17 22 25 25 24 28 29
RH            93 81 77 73 41 45 55 68 34 48 60 63 34 52 72 72 46 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      50      10      10       0       0       0      10      10
RAIN SHWRS     O  O SC IS                                          
TSTMS            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