RAWS Point Forecast - Raven Knob, NC

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

NCZ003-092000-
RAWS 310301
36.48N  80.86W Elev. 1300 ft
1031 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Date             Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 89          67          89          67          84
TEMP                81 86 86 81 73 69 68 72 83 88 85 80 73 70 68 71 78 81 81 77
DEWPT               72 70 70 70 68 67 66 68 72 71 71 71 69 67 67 69 73 73 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   58          94          58          95          74
RH                  74 59 59 69 84 93 93 87 70 57 63 74 87 90 97 93 85 77 74 85
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  5  6  3  1  1  1  1  4  6  5  3  1  1  1  1  3  5  4  1
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           29 37 38 31 20  7 12 35 43 67 68 51 47 61 71 79 73 79 79 63
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5          40          30          70
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS                   SC SC       SC SC NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS                  IS IS                   SC SC                IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD          10 10 10 10  3  5  4  5 11 11 10  6  4  5  4 14  9 11  8 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 57 74 57  5  2  3  2  6 72 46 44  3  2  3  2 17 20 34 21  5
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  3  6  6  6  6  1  1  1  3  6  6  8  5  4  3  3  5
STABILITY            A  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  B  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  6500  None  6500  6100  8600
STA PRES                  28.07 28.10 28.10 28.13 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.14


Date          Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       64      82      62      80      61      85      64      91
TEMP          68 68 79 75 66 66 77 75 65 66 83 80 66 69 88 84
DEWPT         67 68 70 69 65 65 65 66 61 63 63 65 61 63 65 68
RH            97100 74 82 97 97 67 74 87 90 51 60 84 81 47 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      60      40      40      10      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC                        
TSTMS         SC IS 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